Name: Your brain on improv
Uploaded: 2011-01-05T16:02:00Z
Duration: 16 min 14 s
Description: Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. What he and his team found has deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds.

Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. What he and his team found has deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds.

Charles Limb: Your brain on improv

Your brain on improv

Creativity in music, whether in jazz or rap, is rooted in specific brain areas activating and deactivating during improvisation.

Functional MRI studies reveal the brain's complex response during musical improvisation, shedding light on the neural basis of creativity.

Exploring the brain on improv unveils the neurological underpinnings of creativity, pushing the boundaries of our understanding.