Nancy C. Andreasen is the Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry and Director of the Mental Health Clinical Research Center at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and an adjunct professor of psychiatry and neurology and director of the MIND Institute at the University of New Mexico. She has served for twelve years as the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Psychiatry and has authored or edited twelve books, including The Broken Brain and Brave New Brain. She was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Clinton in 2000.
"An expert analysis of the connections between extraordinary
creativity, mental illness, intelligence and the social
environment. The complex subject matter is punctuated with
intriguing research. . . . Andreasen leaves us with hope that the
potential exists to enhance the creative capacity in our children
and in ourselves."--Publishers Weekly -- "Publishers Weekly"
(9/12/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"I've been a novelist for 37 years and suddenly I understand myself
better. Nancy Andreasen's The Creating Brain is a fascinating
journey in to the nature and secrets of the creative brain. The
sections on Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci are amazing, and the
concluding exercises could be life changing."--David Morrell, New
York Times bestselling author of The Brotherhood of the Rose and
Creepers-- "David Morrell" (8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"Neuroscientists, until recently, shied away from the big
questions--such as 'what is consciousness, ' 'what is abstract
thinking, ' or (the topic of this book) 'what is creativity'--as
being empirically unapproachable. Nancy Andreasen's book comes as a
welcome antidote to this inherent conservatism and shows us how
creativity can be approached scientifically. In a market flooded
with 'new age' books on creativity, Dr. Andreasen's meticulously
researched contribution comes as a breath of fresh air."--V.S.
Ramachandran, MD, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at
the University of California-San Diego, and author of A Brief Tour
of Human Consciousness-- "V.S. Ramachandran" (8/1/2005 12:00:00
AM)
"Ahead of the curve. . . . Ms. Andreasen is lucid in arguing that
with creativity--as with most human traits--a strict opposition
between nature and nurture is too simplistic. . . . Ms. Andreasen's
book describes the first steps in what should be a long and
fascinating effort to understand true creative
genius."--Christopher F. Chabris, Wall Street Journal --Christopher
F. Chabris "Wall Street Journal" (12/30/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"Andreasen writes with clarity and ease, interspersing personal and
scientific opinion. She makes wonderful connections between the
arts and sciences, which surely spring from her background in
literature. And she provides a succinct overview of diverse fields
of investigation, as well as providing a perspective that reaches
beyond the usual approaches to understanding the relationship
between creativity and the brain."--Nature --Mark Lythgoe "Nature"
(11/10/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"As if she were speaking with you at dinner, she explores the
earliest record of human creativity . . . The text cleverly uses
the autobiographical account of a series of renowned artists,
scientists, and writers to illustrate their special insights into
their own creative process. . . . Grandmotherly advice from Dr.
Andreasen, down to the choice of bedtime reading to the children,
is a warm and unique end to a book on the neurobiology of
creativity."--American Journal of Psychiatry -- "American Journal
of Psychiatry" (1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"Readers familiar with Dr. Andreasen's previous works. . . will
recognize her personal, conversational narrative and the breadth of
her knowledge."--Sandra Patterson, American Journal of
Psychiatry--Sandra Patterson "American Journal of Psychiatry"
(1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"This is fascinating reading for people who would like to know more
about what happens inside their heads."--Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,
Washington Post Book World
--Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi "Washington Post Book World" (2/26/2006
12:00:00 AM)
"This splendid, quick read should be a compulsory assignment for
those students of the humanities who think themselves irrevocably
bored with biology of any sort, including what they will find to be
the fascinating links to the human brain's most powerful cultural
tool, the capacity for extraordinary creativity. . . . I highly
recommend it."--Floyd Bloom, professor emeritus of
neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute and former
editor-in-chief of Science -- "Floyd E. Bloom" (9/1/2005 12:00:00
AM)
"Drawing on her expertise as a scientist, physician, and scholar of
literature, Nancy Andreasen gives a clear, readable, synoptic
account of current knowledge in human creativity."--Howard Gardner,
Hobbs Professor of Education and Cognition, Harvard Graduate School
of Education -- "Howard Gardner" (8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"Our leading authority on creativity reveals herself with this
splendid book as one of the most valuably creative persons of our
time."--
Kurt Vonnegut -- "Kurt Vonnegut" (8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM)
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