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Putting together a theory of improvisation’s effects on consciousness and cognition including memory, group mind and the mirror system, patterns, and altered states of consciousness. Improvisation’s outward focus makes changes in the brain possible, possibly a reduction in the reliance on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and an increase in the medial prefrontal cortex and/or limbic system.
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Drinko, C.D. (2013). The Improvising Mind: On Stage and in the Lab. In: Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137335296_5
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