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Brain Awareness

From the 13th March there are a series of public lectures and events around the world as part of 'International Brain Awareness Week'. I can personally recommend one particular event in the UK that should be a treat for those keen to get an insight into the brain sciences.

Dr Ashok Jansari, a leading researcher in neuropsychology, will be giving a free public lecture at the University of East London on Wednesday 15th March at 6pm. This will be followed by a chance to meet some of the patients Dr Jansari has been researching, as well as organisations that help people with brain damage.

Full details of the event are available from the UEL website.

How to Be Creative


If we can all be creative, why is it so hard to come up with truly original ideas?

It's because creativity is mysterious. Just ask any scientist, artist, writer or other highly creative person to explain how they come up with brilliant ideas and, if they're honest, they don't really know.

But over the decades psychologists have given ordinary participants countless tests, forms and tasks and conducted hundreds of hours of interviews. From these emerge the psychological conditions of creativity.

Not what you should do, but how you should be...

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Published: 4 March 2006

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