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The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation

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The Brain Circuit That Is Engaged When You Undergo Divergent Thinking

The first brain circuit is engaged when you undergo divergent thinking. Divergent thinking involves taking a concept as boring as a pen and thinking about other concepts that could link up with that pen in some sort of way. The second dopamine circuit associated with creativity is the one associated with convergent thinking, which again is the kind of thinking where there's a specific correct answer.

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