from THE BAY AREA BUSINESS WOMEN'S NEWS, DECEMBER, 2007

Creativity Expands as We Age

by Amy Gorman

The research about creativity in later years is growing rapidly. There is ample evidence pointing to increased health when we are engaged in creative activity. And our brains -
because of brain plasticity - (flexibility) - seem well adapted to continue adding dendrites, or neural connections, throughout our lifespan. It means that unlike some other functions that can atrophy, such as eye-hand coordination, or visual processing, we do not diminish in our
abilities to be creative, but rather, can expand as we age.

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