In a clinical study researching the relationship between creativity and ADHD Adults with combined ADHD reported themselves as having higher creativity than the other groups in the experiment. Their scores in the creative performance domain of the study were moderately and positively related to hyperactivity, and marginally related to impulsivity. When given abstract titles and prompted to draw something based on the titles, participants with combined ADHD created more original drawings than the control groups.

Combined ADHD and Creativity

If uninhibitedness/impulsivity enhances creativity, what disorders might have an affinity for creative expression?

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Deactivation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex results in a decrease in inhibitions and a notable increase in impulsivity. In other words, the pianists' tapped into their creativity by leaning into their impulses.

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