During a Jazz music improvisation experiment, using fMRI it is found that the areas in brain related to attention were more active comparing to the areas related creative thinking which is more relaxed.
Default Mode Network:
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The state the brain goes into when it is not focused on a task.
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It was found by observing the blood flow to the front area of the brain when some one is resting.
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It is the state that activates when we are building metal simulations based on past experiences, your knowledge and understanding of the world, imagining the future or envisioning different perspectives and “what if” scenarios.
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This is the state you are in when you start replaying situations in your head.
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It is called
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These drifty, random thoughts are where creative thinking tends to happen.
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In this state, our brain can play with
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When we focus too sharply on a task, we loose access to this valuable unfocused thinking.
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This state give access to wiser associations and new possibilities.
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Make sure valuable info is available in your head.
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For that, re-writing a concept by hand in your own words(summarising) appears to store a concept more permanently in your head.
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Use pictures and spider diagram(mind map).
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If you don’t remember, its like you not seeing it at all.
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When you let your mind drift, you activate your DMN