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Improvisation and Inhibition
When the musicians improvised, Dr. Limb found, areas of the brain’s prefrontal cortex linked to self-expression were activated, but an area linked to inhibition and self-monitoring “kind of shuts down when you go creative,” he said. That did not happen when musicians played a memorized piece.
When Melody Takes a Detour, the Science Begins, New York Times, June 6, 2011
This makes me wonder if improvisation can be used as a tool to train oneself to turn off the inhibition and self-monitoring when playing.
Posted 2011 10 30 at 9:05 AM
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