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Flesh, Blood, and Word: Creativity and Writing as Physiological Phenomena
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Povozhaev, Lea May
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1116435792
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2005, Master of Arts, University of Akron, English-Composition.
Abstract
In short, the writing process is affected by brain chemistry. Hormonal shifts, manic and depressive brain states, and even one’s level of endorphins produce good or bad moods that affect brain chemistry, which in turn influences the creative impulse. Altering brain states can serve to inspire prolific writing as well as to close a writer down—blocking her ability to communicate her ideas, frozen in panic. For example, a manic, or “high,” elevates one’s ability to write while the counterbalancing “low” or depressed brain tends to deflate the enthusiasm a smooth flow of ideas requires. The creative impulse is useful in motivating a writer. It is a valuable channeling of energy that, when neglected, may produce anxiety and psychological, even physical detriments. The physical brain helps one see the organic nature of creativity and, in doing so, consider ways to prepare the body to write.
Committee
Lance Svehla (Advisor)
Pages
103 p.
Keywords
Neurology
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creativity
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writing
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brain chemistry
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body and mind writing
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physiology of writing
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Povozhaev, L. M. (2005).
Flesh, Blood, and Word: Creativity and Writing as Physiological Phenomena
[Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1116435792
APA Style (7th edition)
Povozhaev, Lea.
Flesh, Blood, and Word: Creativity and Writing as Physiological Phenomena.
2005. University of Akron, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1116435792.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Povozhaev, Lea. "Flesh, Blood, and Word: Creativity and Writing as Physiological Phenomena." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1116435792
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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