What I found when I scanned the brains of kids creating tunes on the piano

By Karen Barrett, Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco

Research shows that improvisation and creativity are good for the brain. In an episode of the Greater Good Science Center’s “Science of Happiness” podcast, host Shuka Kalantari talked to Karen Barrett about what happens in the brain when people improvise music. Barrett is an assistant professor in the Institute for Health…

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~	The EU has fined Google a billion dollars for ignoring competition rules – but will it have any effect?

~	Gironde wildfires: what the logistical challenges behind the mass evacuations tell us

~	Why Spain needs to invest heavily in preventing fires, not just in fighting them

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~	Leaning into Uncle Vanya’s bleakness: a sumptuous play, with a deeply modern feel

~	After a record-breaking night at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is primed to produce more world-class athletes

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