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Neuroscientific theory of creativity looks at a hemispheric lateralization model. The left cortical hemisphere provides for language, focus, and our analytical abilities. The right cortical hemisphere is more holistic. Temperament has more to do with the emotional activity of a person, while personality is characteristic of behavior, feelings, and thoughts. Personality traits have a heritable basis referred to as the Big Five: Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Social potency, a trait associated with forceful leadership and extroversion, was estimated to be roughly 55%–61% heritable. Social closeness, a trait associated with a preference for emotional intimacy, was contributed to, 33% by genetics and 67% environment.
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A commissurotomy is a surgical incision or in this case bisecting the connection between the two hemispheres of the brain to treat certain psychiatric disorders.
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Gene variations may contribute to particular traits related to temperament e.g., variants in the DRD2 and DRD4 genes, linked to a desire to seek out new experiences; KATNAL2 linked to self-discipline and carefulness; the PCDH15 and WSCD2 genes linked to sociability; and the MAOA gene linked to introversion. See, https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/traits/temperament.
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Peter Carruthers argues that the evolutionary function of childhood pretending is to practice creativity. See, The Architecture of the Mind: Massive Modularity and the Flexibility of Thought (2006). Oxford University Press.
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Carvalko Jr., J.R. (2020). The Form of the World. In: Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26407-9_13
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