{"id":31,"date":"2013-02-01T04:45:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T04:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2013-02-26T04:51:46","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T04:51:46","slug":"educating-for-creative-minds-using-brian-science-to-ignite-innovation-and-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.braindevs.net\/blog\/educating-for-creative-minds-using-brian-science-to-ignite-innovation-and-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"EDUCATING FOR CREATIVE MINDS: USING BRAIN SCIENCE TO IGNITE INNOVATION AND IMAGINATION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOP RESEARCHERS DISCUSS THE SCIENCE\u00a0BEHIND CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION at\u00a0the LEARNING & the BRAIN\u00ae CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEDIA ADVISORY
\nFebruary 1, 2013<\/p>\n

Contact:
\nKristin Dunay
\n(781)-449-4010 x 102
\nkristin.dunay@learningandthebrain.com<\/a><\/p>\n

EDUCATING FOR CREATIVE MINDS: USING BRIAN SCIENCE TO\u00a0IGNITE INNOVATION AND IMAGINATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/p>\n

At this month\u2019s Learning & the Brain<\/em>\u00ae Conference at the Fairmont\u00a0San Francisco Hotel, a national group of neuroscientists, creativity\u00a0researchers and educators will explore some of the latest research\u00a0on creativity, its importance to the brain and learning and ways to\u00a0teach creativity and innovation to students. Neuroscience research\u00a0is discovering how the creative process works in the brain and the\u00a0importance of the arts and creativity for child development and\u00a0learning.<\/p>\n

A cross-spectrum of more than 1,500 educators will be attending to\u00a0learn how creativity can be enhanced and nurtured in schools. A\u00a02011 report by the Presidential Committee on the Arts and\u00a0Humanities found that today\u2019s high school graduates are \u201clacking\u00a0the creative and critical thinking skills needed for success in the\u00a0post secondary education and workforce.\u201d However, today\u2019s\u00a0schools are for the most part not teaching the skills needed for the\u00a021st Century and instead are reducing time devoted to play, the arts,\u00a0thinking and reflection. The conference will provide evidence of the\u00a0importance of the arts and creativity for the brain and learning.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nancy C. Andreasen<\/a> of the University of Iowa Carver\u00a0College of Medicine<\/strong> and recipient of the President’s National Medal\u00a0of Science will be giving one of the conference\u2019s keynote addresses.\u00a0She will discuss how the capacity to be creative\u2014to produce new\u00a0concepts, ideas, inventions, objects, or art\u2014is perhaps the most\u00a0important attribute of the human brain. Dr. Andreasen will be\u00a0exploring issues such as how to define creativity, what\u00a0psychological processes or environmental circumstance cause\u00a0creative insights to occur and what is happening at the neural level\u00a0during moments of creativity.<\/p>\n

WHO: <\/strong><\/p>\n

The program is produced by Public Information Resources, Inc.\u00a0and is co-sponsored by several organizations including Stanford\u00a0University School of Education<\/strong>, the Greater Good Science Center\u00a0and the Cognitive Control Lab, both of the University of\u00a0California, Berkeley<\/strong>, the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, and\u00a0both the national associations of elementary and secondary school\u00a0principals. In addition to Dr. Andreasen, some of the featured\u00a0keynote speakers will be:<\/p>\n