About this course
How do we understand creativity and the brain? This course asks you to explore and debate human creativity through neurobiological, cognitive, and psychological perspectives. Main topics include discussions of the definition of creativity, psychological and cognitive profiles of creative individuals, functional neuroanatomy, the neurochemistry of the creative processes, the neural correlates of creative thought, cognitive processes and lastly, cognitive strategies for optimizing creative output.
Syllabus
Pre-requisites
One course in neuroscience or psychology at university level.
Faculty
Susanne Henningsson
Ph.D. (Psychiatric neurogenetics, University of Gothenburg, 2008). M.A. (Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, 2023). M.F.A., (Creative writing, Linneaus Univeristy, 2025). M.Sc. (Biostatistics, Chalmers University of Technology, 2003). Ph.D. fellow, University of Gothenburg, 2003-2008. Postdoc, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, 2009-2013. Researcher, University of Gothenburg, 2014-2022. Senior researcher, Psychiatric Centre Amager, 2022-2024. With DIS since 2025.
Sebastian Scott Engen
FacultyCand.It (Cognitive Science, Aarhus University, 2022). Chief Editor, Aarhus University Newspaper, 2022-2023. Artist, Experimentarium, 2022-2023. Researcher, Aarhus University, 2018-2023. With DIS since 2023.