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Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life (Neuroscience of Improvisation with Charles Limb)
Mar 16, 2022
Jazz Guitar Legend Pat Metheny and neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Limb discuss the neuroscience of improvisation, language and music connection, freestyle rap brain scans, early career experiences, the influence of Jim Hall, and deep musical communication.
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- Spontaneous creativity in music is linked to the deactivation of areas responsible for self-monitoring and planning.
- Music stimulates sensory processing, motor responses, language processing, and can promote well-being.
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Spontaneous creativity in music associated with deactivation of prefrontal cortex
Spontaneous creativity in expert musicians is linked to the deactivation or inhibition of areas in the prefrontal cortex responsible for self-monitoring and effortful planning. This allows for the flow of novel ideas during improvisation.
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