Creativity, Learned or Innate?
From a soulful poem to an ingenious experiment, what sparks the creative process? Is creativity something you're born with, or can it be learned? A look at the nature of creativity with neuroscientist Nancy Andreasen.
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Nancy Andreasen, Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry, Director of the Mental Health Clinic Research Center, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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