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The neuroscientific study of creativity is stuck and lost. Having perseverated on a paradigm that is theoretically incoherent, there is little we know for sure about the brain mechanisms of creativity. This chapter brings into sharp focus the previous problems and introduces five concrete steps towards a solid restart.
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Dietrich, A. (2019). Brain Mechanisms of Creativity: What We Know, What We Don’t. In: Contreras-Vidal, J., Robleto, D., Cruz-Garza, J., Azorín, J., Nam, C. (eds) Mobile Brain-Body Imaging and the Neuroscience of Art, Innovation and Creativity. Springer Series on Bio- and Neurosystems, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24326-5_4
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