More creative through positive mood? Not everyone!
It is commonly assumed that positive mood improves human creativity and that the neurotransmitter dopamine might mediate this association. However, given the non-linear relation between dopamine and flexibility in divergent thinking (Akbari Chermahini & Hommel, 2010), the impact of mood on d...
Main Authors: | Soghra eAkbari Chermahini, Bernhard eHommel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00319/full |
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