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Eric Kandel: Creativity, Your Brain, and the Aha! Moment

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July 14, 2015
in 1 - 7 MINUTES, BRAIN / MIND, CREATIVITY / INTELLIGENCE
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Dr. Eric Kandel describes the “aha phenomenon” and speculates on ways that humans and groups can think more creatively.

[Source: Big Think YouTube link]

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