Emergence of artistic talent in frontotemporal dementia

Miller, Bruce L.; Cummings, Jeffrey L.; Mishkin, Fred S.; Boone, Kyle Brauer; Prince, Francesca; Pontón, Marcel O.; Cotman, Carl W.

doi:10.1212/wnl.51.4.978

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“…Furthermore, bilateral activation might indicate increased interhemispheric transfer. While some have argued that creativity is solely a function of the right hemisphere [Finkelstein et al, 1991;Miller et al, 1996Miller et al, , 1998Miller et al, , 2000Murai et al, 1998;Rotenberg, 1994], others have argued that both hemispheres are involved and that interrelations between the two hemispheres are the key to creative insight [Atchley et al, 1999;Bogen and Bogen, 1969;Kwong et al, 1992]. Our data support the latter view.…”

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“Aha!”: The neural correlates of verbal insight solutions

Aziz‐Zadeh

Kaplan

Iacoboni

2008

Human Brain Mapping

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What are the neural correlates of insight solutions? To explore this question we asked participants to perform an anagram task while in the fMRI scanner. Previous research indicates that anagrams are unique in that they can yield both insight and search solutions in expert subjects. Using a single-trial fMRI paradigm, we utilized the anagram methodology to explore the neural correlates of insight versus search solutions. We used both reaction time measures and subjective reports to classify each trial as a search or insight solution. Data indicate that verbal insight solutions activate a distributed neural network that includes bilateral activation in the insula, the right prefrontal cortex, and the anterior cingulate. These areas are discussed with their possible role in evaluation and metacognition of insight solutions, as well as attention and monitoring during insight.

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Section: Early Bilateral Insula Activation For Insight Solutionssupporting

confidence: 75%

“Aha!”: The neural correlates of verbal insight solutions

Aziz‐Zadeh

Kaplan

Iacoboni

2008

Human Brain Mapping

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“…Likewise, cases of artists affected by dementia whose skills were preserved for a long time during their illness, even after other cognitive functions presented severe deficits, have been documented (Cummings, Miller, Christensen, & Cherry, 2008;Fornazzari, 2005). There are also documented cases of people with neurodegenerative diseases who have developed artistic interests and skills they did not have prior to their illness (Bruce L. Miller, Boone, Cummings, Read, & Mishkin, 2000;Miller et al, 1998). As mentioned earlier, painting is an activity in which people with AD can show development.…”

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Artistic creativity and dementia. A study of assessment by experts

Belver

Ullán

2017

Arte Individ. Soc.

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Abstract. The goal of this study was to determine whether experts attribute a series of images created by people with dementia who were participating in a program of contemporary art education to artists or to people without prior artistic experience. In this way, we sought to obtain an indicator of the artistic quality of the images produced by people with dementia. Participants were 122 specialists in art to whom were presented 30 images, 15 works by professional artists and 15 created by people with dementia. For each of the 15 images created by the people with dementia, we calculated the proportion of experts who attributed the image to a professional artist. The results indicated that, in a significant number of cases, which varied according to the images, the experts attributed the images to professional artists. The judgment of the experts reinforcing the idea of the creative potential of people with dementia. Keywords: Art; dementia; artists; creativity.[es] Creatividad artística y demencia. Un estudio de evaluación por expertos Resumen. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si expertos atribuían a artistas o a personas sin experiencia artística previa una serie de imágenes creadas por personas con demencia que participaban en un programa de educación artística contemporánea. De esta manera, buscamos obtener un indicador de la calidad artística de las imágenes producidas por personas con demencia. Participaron en el trabajo 122 especialistas en arte a los que se presentaron 30 imágenes, 15 obras de artistas profesionales y 15 creadas por personas con demencia. Para cada una de las 15 imágenes creadas por las personas con demencia, calculamos la proporción de expertos que atribuyeron la imagen a un artista profesional. Los resultados indicaron que, en un número significativo de casos, que variaron según las imágenes, los expertos atribuyeron las imágenes a artistas profesionales. El juicio de los expertos refuerza la idea del potencial creativo de las personas con demencia.

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“…Según se apunta en Zaidel (2014), algunos artistas con demencia tipo Alzheimer, u otros tipos de demencia, continúan produciendo arte a pesar del trastorno neurodegenerativo que padecen, y sin una reducción obvia de sus expresiones artísticas (Crutch y Rossor, 2006;Fornazzari, 2005;Miller et al, 1998). Independientemente de los cambios en la complejidad y calidad de sus producciones, su conducta creativa no suele verse mermada hasta que el deterioro motor es tan severo como para comprometer, de manera significativa, su destreza manual.…”

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La persona con demencia y el Museo Nacional del Prado: el arte de recordar

Moratilla-Pérez¹,

Frutos-González²

2017

Arte Individ. Soc.

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Resumen. El presente trabajo describe algunos de los aspectos fundamentales de las actividades dirigidas a público con demencia enmarcadas dentro del proyecto educativo "El Prado para todos", desde la edición 2008-09 hasta el presente. De forma general, el programa cuenta con la participación, cada curso, de 20 centros especializados en el cuidado de personas con trastornos neurodegenerativos. Compuestos de 10-15 usuarios, y acompañados de 2-5 trabajadores del centro, cada grupo toma parte en una experiencia distribuida en dos jornadas diferentes, precedidas por una fase de preparación. Durante la primera jornada, desarrollada en el centro, se hace uso de una proyección de imágenes para captar la atención y estimular cognitivamente a los participantes. Tras la proyección, se realiza una actividad lúdica o creativa. Durante la segunda jornada, en el Museo, se exploran in situ las obras tratadas en la sesión anterior. Después de la visita al Museo se invita a los centros participantes a elaborar trabajos relacionados con la experiencia. Estas obras son publicadas en un micrositio de Internet y han dado lugar, hasta el momento, a dos exposiciones celebradas en Madrid durante el año 2016. Palabras clave: Arte; demencia; Museo del Prado; terapias; exposición.[en] The person with dementia and The Prado Museum: the art of remembering Abstract. This paper describes some of the fundamental aspects of the activities designed for people with dementia within the educational project "The Prado for all", from 2008-09 to the present. Typically, 20 centres specialized in the care of neurodegenerative disorders take part in the programme each year. Composed of 10-15 service users and 2-5 centre workers, the groups participate in an experience divided in two separate days/sessions, preceded by a preparation phase. In the first session, carried out in the centre, a Powerpoint presentation is used to capture the attention of the participants and stimulate them cognitively. After the presentation, a recreative or artistic activity is proposed. In the second session, developed in the Museum, the group explores in situ the artworks treated in the first session. After the Museum visit, participating centres are invited to elaborate a work related to the experience. These works are published in an Internet microsite and have been used, so far, to hold two exhibitions in Madrid during 2016.

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Emergence of artistic talent in frontotemporal dementia

Abstract: Loss of function in the anterior temporal lobes may lead to the "facilitation" of artistic skills. Patients with the temporal lobe variant of FTD offer a window into creativity.

Cited by 365 publications

References 11 publications

“Aha!”: The neural correlates of verbal insight solutions

“Aha!”: The neural correlates of verbal insight solutions

Artistic creativity and dementia. A study of assessment by experts

La persona con demencia y el Museo Nacional del Prado: el arte de recordar

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