2019年高考(上海卷)英语听力真题 短文(2) The accepted definition of creativity is production of something original and useful , and it is commonly thought that creativity occurs on the right side of the brain ,
and the arts play an important role in enhancing it . But according to a new research , creativity isn ' t about freedom from concrete facts .
Rather , fact - finding is vital in the creative process . It ' s the result of both sides of your brain working together .
To understand this . we need to take a look at what leads to creativity . When you try to solve a problem , you begin by concentrating on obvious facts and familiar solutions to see if the answer lies there .
This is done mostly by the left side . However , if the answer doesn ' t come , the right and left sides of the brain activate together . The right side scans remote memories that could be vaguely relevant .
A wide range of distant information that is normally ignored becomes available to the left side . Then the left side catches whatever connection it may have with the problem , and quickly locks in on it before it escapes .
With extremely focused attention , the brain quickly pulls together these pieces of thought and combines them into a new single idea , as the brain recognizes the originality of what it has come up with , a sense of pleasure will arise .
下载全新《每日英语听力》客户端,查看完整内容