John Kounios currently receives grant funding from DiagnaMed Inc. for research on brain aging and has in the past received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science ...

‘Flow’ – or being ‘in the zone’ – can enhance productivity, with artists among those more likely to be in this state frequently. (Envato Elements pic) Many employees find it difficult to concentrate ...

Creative flow states are defined as moments of deep immersion and focus where we lose track of time and become fully absorbed in the task at hand. These states allow for heightened productivity and ...

Neuroscientists have attempted to uncover the "chemistry of happiness" by scanning the brains of jazz musicians as they improvised. In the field of positive psychology, there is a concept called "flow ...

Brain researcher John Kounios says if you want to understand what it means to be in the flow, watch a jazz performance or a video on YouTube of artist Pablo Picasso creating a painting in under five ...