The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity

We are so thrilled that our 10th annual meeting of SfNC will be taking place in Paris! Our theme, "Creativity and Changing Brains", is an exploration of how creativity influences and is shaped by changes in the brain. Abstracts are open until Jan 17th: tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-creat…

Excited to see our work highlighted in today's New York Times article exploring the potential benefits of intentional mind wandering in creative thinking! nytimes.com/interactive/20…

FINAL REMINDER! The deadline to submit abstracts to SfNC2025: Creativity and Changing Brains *and* nominations for the 2025 SfNC Awards is TODAY, February 1, at midnight (local time)! Submit here! tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-creat…

Very interesting paper by @mskov01 + Marcos Nadal!

Is creativity connected to mental illness, psychedelic drugs, or autism? Listen to my interview with DR. ANNA ABRAHAM, a neuroscientist and leading creativity researcher! Learn about imagination, the reality-fiction distinction, and mental time travel on THE SCIENCE OF CREATIVITY podcast

We are also SO excited to welcome Anna Abraham and Andreas Fink, two bright stars in our field, as keynote speakers. If you are interested in creativity research from a neuro, psych, clinical/developmental, arts, or humanities perspective we would love to see you in Paris.

We are so thrilled that our 10th annual meeting of SfNC will be taking place in Paris! Our theme, "Creativity and Changing Brains", is an exploration of how creativity influences and is shaped by changes in the brain. Abstracts are open until Jan 17th: tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-creat…

New research in collaboration with @LucasBellaiche now published in the Creativity Research Journal -- Do Individual Differences in Creativity Predict AI-Assisted Art Quality? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🧩 @emmavolle & the CreaTeam at the @frontlabparis / @ParisBrainInst are collecting data with a "Jeu de la Créativité" based on the Alternate Uses Task (AUT): discover the game by clicking the link below and spread the word! 🔗 creativity.humansmatter.co/home/welcome

There's still time to join this free event! Register for our three sessions here: tsfnc.org/2025-fall-crea…

HAPPENING NOW: Part of our Fall Creativity Symposium with @APADivision10, panel on Measuring the Impact of the Creative Arts on Health and Other Outcomes

Join us TOMORROW (!!!) for a star-studded day chatting about all things creativity. Be sure to register for our Fall Creativity Symposium here (and bring your pumpkin spice latte 🧠🍁🎃🎨): tsfnc.org/2025-fall-crea…

New paper now published online: doi.org/10.1177/095935… #creativity #definition

Only 3 days left for next week's 2024 Fall Creativity Symposium! If you haven't already, register for each of the 3 sessions here to receive the zoom links!: tsfnc.org/2025-fall-crea…

Nov 6 - not one but TWO ChatLab scientists will be presenting virtually 🥳

featuring a panel on the Impact of Creative Arts on Health and Other Outcomes co-sponsored by @APADivision10 with @Anjan435, @ThaliaGoldstein and Jennifer E. Drake, a session on navigating careers in Creativity Research, and a CrossTalk between a comedian and a neuroscientist!

We are so Excited for our 2025 Fall Creativity Symposium on Nov 6 co-hosted by @tsfnc & @APADivision10 !!! More information about the sessions and registration coming up soon! tsfnc.org/2025-fall-crea…

Save the date- Nov 6, @APADivision10 and @tsfnc are hosting an online, open, Fall Creativity Symposium, including sessions on measuring the impact of creative arts on health; careers in creativity research & humor & creativity. Info here: tsfnc.org/2025-fall-crea…

The Strange Rise of Daydreaming nautil.us/the-strange-ri…

Weekend read (and some interesting debate on X!): 'Try Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art newyorker.com/culture/the-we…

@thefrc_official Excellent episode featuring @tsfnc's own, Advisory Board member @JohnKounios ! flowresearchcollective.com/?utm_source=tw…

What creative pursuit puts you in flow? A new episode of Flow Radio is out now with Dr. John Kounios, Steven Kotler, and Dr. Michael Mannino. Tune in to hear them riff on EEG, cognitive control, transient hypofrontality, and creative flow. Link in bio.