ageing as exile?

This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.

"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.

Monday, August 28, 2006

The brains behind creativity

The brains behind creativity
[27 August 2006 - USA Today] How does the human brain create an evocative haiku, a beautiful painting, a sculpture or even a delicious new dinner? Neuroscientist Nancy Andreasen tackles that question in her book to be released this fall in paperback: The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius. And who better to take on that topic than Andreasen, a psychiatrist who started her career with a Ph.D. not in neuroscience but in Renaissance literature? USA TODAY's Kathleen Fackelmann talks to Andreasen about the muse, the link between genius and madness and the part of the brain that kicks in during the creative process. More

ageing as exile?

Monday, August 28, 2006

The brains behind creativity

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