From business to fashion, people who speak two or more languages tend to demonstrate more out of the box thinking, new research suggests. How are such ideas conceived? In the case of the spray-on ...

The design also incorporated computational modeling of brain aging to assess brain connectivity and information processing efficiency, identifying mechanisms that link creativity with brain health.

A large-scale international study found that creative activities such as music, dance, painting and even certain video games may help keep the brain biologically "younger." Researchers from 13 ...

Leading up to this year’s Big Brain Awards, we’re checking in with past winners. Up today: Justin Katz. Justin Katz has kept plenty busy since winning the Big Brain Award for design last year. I’ve ...

The spark of creativity, that seemingly mysterious capacity to generate novel and valuable ideas, has intrigued humanity for centuries. Once attributed primarily to divine inspiration or innate genius ...

Leading up to this year’s Big Brain Awards, we’re checking in with past winners. Up today: Jon Ashcroft. Jon Ashcroft’s on the move. The illustrator and designer won a Big Brain Award in 2012 and ...

Imagine a team of 10 smart professionals around a whiteboard, brainstorming the next big initiative. When someone suggests turning the ideas into a presentation, only one person volunteers—not because ...

A large-scale international study found that creative activities such as music, dance, painting and even certain video games may help keep the brain biologically "younger." Researchers from 13 ...