Creativity Research: Madmen, Geniuses, and Harvard Students (fall term)

Date: 

Thursday, May 23, 2013, 3:00pm

Location: 

William James Hall 474

Shelley Carson / Psychology, carson@wjh.harvard.edu

*Mind, Brain, and Behavior 99z, Tuesdays 1-3 p.m., William James Hall 474

Examines human creativity from three perspectives: a) empirical research sources, b) case studies of eminent creative achievers, and c) ourselves as creative subjects. Topics include the definition and measurement of creativity, the creative process, the neuroscience of creativity, the creative personality, the role of family life and culture in creativity, the relationship of creativity to IQ, gender differences, and the relationship of creativity to psychopathology. (catalog # 40379)

See also: Junior Seminars