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Rethinking thought : inside the minds of creative scientists and artists /

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'Rethinking Thought' compares the insights of creative thinkers with neuroscientific findings to show how people vary in their uses of visual mental imagery and verbal language. Written by a neuroscientist-turned literary scholar, it conjoins science and art to explore innovative thinking.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Otis, Laura, 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Series:Explorations in narrative psychology.
Subjects:
Thought and thinking.
Creative thinking.
Creative ability.
Creativity
Thinking
Pensée.
Créativité.
thinking.
creativity.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
Creative ability
Creative thinking
Thought and thinking
Pensament.
Pensament creatiu.
Neurociències.
Electronic books.
Fulltext.
Internet Resources.
Llibres electrònics.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:'Rethinking Thought' compares the insights of creative thinkers with neuroscientific findings to show how people vary in their uses of visual mental imagery and verbal language. Written by a neuroscientist-turned literary scholar, it conjoins science and art to explore innovative thinking.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 253 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190271701
0190271701
9780190213480
0190213485