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'''Creativity enhancement''' is defined as a perceived increase in one's capability to imagine new ideas, create art, or think about existing concepts in a novel manner.<ref name="IszájGriffiths2016">{{cite journal|last1=Iszáj|first1=Fruzsina|last2=Griffiths|first2=Mark D.|last3=Demetrovics|first3=Zsolt|title=Creativity and Psychoactive Substance Use: A Systematic Review|journal=International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction|volume=15|issue=5|year=2016|pages=1135–1149|issn=1557-1874|doi=10.1007/s11469-016-9709-8}}</ref><ref>What exactly is creativity? (American Psychological Association) | http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov03/creativity.aspx</ref><ref>Can psychedelic drugs increase creativity? (MAPS) | https://www.maps.org/news/multimedia-library/3171-can-psychedelic-drugs-enhance-creativity</ref> This effect is particularly useful to artists of any sort as it can help a person overcome creative blocks on existing projects and induce inspiration for entirely new projects. Creativity enhancement can make imaginative activities more enjoyable and effortless in the moment and the inspiration from it can benefit the individual even after the effect has worn off.  
'''Creativity enhancement''' is defined as an increase in one's capability to imagine new ideas, create art, or think about existing concepts in a novel manner.<ref name="IszájGriffiths2016">{{cite journal|last1=Iszáj|first1=Fruzsina|last2=Griffiths|first2=Mark D.|last3=Demetrovics|first3=Zsolt|title=Creativity and Psychoactive Substance Use: A Systematic Review|journal=International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction|volume=15|issue=5|year=2016|pages=1135–1149|issn=1557-1874|doi=10.1007/s11469-016-9709-8}}</ref> This effect is particularly useful to artists of any sort because it can help a person overcome creative blocks on existing projects and induce inspiration for entirely new projects. Creativity enhancement can make imaginative activities more enjoyable and effortless in the moment and the inspiration from it can benefit the individual even after the effect has worn off.  


A well-known example of psychedelic creativity enhancement comes from the Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Kary Mullis, who invented a method for copying DNA segments known as the PCR and is quoted as saying: "''Would I have invented PCR if I hadn't taken LSD? I seriously doubt it. I could sit on a DNA molecule and watch the polymers go by. I learned that partly on psychedelic drugs''".<ref>Hongbao, Ma. "Development application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)." J. Am. Sci 1.3 (2005): 4-5. | http://www.sciencepub.net/american/0103/01-0198-%20mahongbao-am.pdf</ref> In addition, although dubious, it has been claimed Francis Crick experimented with LSD during the time he helped elucidate the structure of DNA.<ref>Brooks, M. (2012). Free radicals: The secret anarchy of science. The Overlook Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=nDMjCQAAQBAJ&lpg=PT142&ots=-yvt2yhPqk&dq=He%20listened%20with%20rapt%2C%20amused%20attention%20to%20what%20I%20told%20him%20about%20the%20role%20of%20LSD%20in%20his%20Nobel%20Prize-winning%20discovery.%20He%20gave%20no%20intimation%20of%20surprise.%20When%20I%20had%20finished%2C%20he%20said%3A%20'Print%20a%20word%20of%20it%20and%20I'll%20sue.'&pg=PT142#v=onepage&q=He%20listened%20with%20rapt,%20amused%20attention%20to%20what%20I%20told%20him%20about%20the%20role%20of%20LSD%20in%20his%20Nobel%20Prize-winning%20discovery.%20He%20gave%20no%20intimation%20of%20surprise.%20When%20I%20had%20finished,%20he%20said:%20'Print%20a%20word%20of%20it%20and%20I'll%20sue&f=false</ref> Additionally, many artists (such as The Beatles) have attributed creativity enhancing properties to psychedelics like [[LSD]].{{citation needed}}
A well-known example of psychedelic creativity enhancement comes from the Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Kary Mullis, who invented a method for copying DNA segments known as the PCR and is quoted as saying: "''Would I have invented PCR if I hadn't taken LSD? I seriously doubt it. I could sit on a DNA molecule and watch the polymers go by. I learned that partly on psychedelic drugs''".<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Hongbao, M.)) | journal=The Journal of American Science | title=Development Application Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | volume=1 | issue=3 | pages=1–15 | date= 2005 | url=http://www.sciencepub.net/american/0103/01-0198-%20mahongbao-am.pdf}}</ref> In addition, although dubious, it has been claimed Francis Crick experimented with LSD during the time he helped elucidate the structure of DNA.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors=((Brooks, M.)) | date= 2012 | title=Free radicals: the secret anarchy of science | publisher=Overlook Press | edition=1st U.S. hardcover ed | isbn=9781590208540}}</ref> Many artists (such as The Beatles) have also attributed creativity enhancing properties to psychedelics like [[LSD]].{{citation needed}}


Creativity enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[thought connectivity]], [[motivation enhancement]], [[personal bias suppression]], [[analysis enhancement]], and [[thought acceleration]] in a manner which further amplifies a person's creativity. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] compounds, such as [[LSD]], [[psilocybin]], and [[mescaline]].<ref name="Sessa2008">{{cite journal|last1=Sessa|first1=B.|title=Is it time to revisit the role of psychedelic drugs in enhancing human creativity?|journal=Journal of Psychopharmacology|volume=22|issue=8|year=2008|pages=821–827|issn=0269-8811|doi=10.1177/0269881108091597}}</ref><ref name="Krippiwr2008">{{cite journal|last1=Krippiwr|first1=Stanley|title=Research in creativity and psychedelic drugs|journal=International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis|volume=25|issue=4|year=2008|pages=274–290|issn=0020-7144|doi=10.1080/00207147708415985}}</ref><ref name="Krippner1985">{{cite journal|last1=Krippner|first1=Stanley|title=Psychedelic Drugs and Creativity|journal=Journal of Psychoactive Drugs|volume=17|issue=4|year=1985|pages=235–246|issn=0279-1072|doi=10.1080/02791072.1985.10524328}}</ref> However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]],<ref name="GreenKavanagh2003">{{cite journal|last1=Green|first1=Bob|last2=Kavanagh|first2=David|last3=Young|first3=Ross|title=Being stoned: a review of self-reported cannabis effects|journal=Drug and Alcohol Review|volume=22|issue=4|year=2003|pages=453–460|issn=0959-5236|doi=10.1080/09595230310001613976}}</ref><ref name="KowalHazekamp2014">{{cite journal|last1=Kowal|first1=Mikael A.|last2=Hazekamp|first2=Arno|last3=Colzato|first3=Lorenza S.|last4=van Steenbergen|first4=Henk|last5=van der Wee|first5=Nic J. A.|last6=Durieux|first6=Jeffrey|last7=Manai|first7=Meriem|last8=Hommel|first8=Bernhard|title=Cannabis and creativity: highly potent cannabis impairs divergent thinking in regular cannabis users|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=232|issue=6|year=2014|pages=1123–1134|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-014-3749-1}}</ref> [[dissociative|dissociatives]],<ref>Journey through the K-hole: Phenomenological aspects of ketamine use | https://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(08)00055-0/abstract</ref> and [[stimulant|stimulants]].
Creativity enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[thought connectivity]], [[motivation enhancement]], [[personal bias suppression]], [[analysis enhancement]], and [[thought acceleration]] in a manner which further amplifies a person's creativity. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] compounds, such as [[LSD]], [[psilocybin]], and [[mescaline]].<ref name="Sessa2008">{{cite journal|last1=Sessa|first1=B.|title=Is it time to revisit the role of psychedelic drugs in enhancing human creativity?|journal=Journal of Psychopharmacology|volume=22|issue=8|year=2008|pages=821–827|issn=0269-8811|doi=10.1177/0269881108091597}}</ref><ref name="Krippiwr2008">{{cite journal|last1=Krippiwr|first1=Stanley|title=Research in creativity and psychedelic drugs|journal=International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis|volume=25|issue=4|year=2008|pages=274–290|issn=0020-7144|doi=10.1080/00207147708415985}}</ref><ref name="Krippner1985">{{cite journal|last1=Krippner|first1=Stanley|title=Psychedelic Drugs and Creativity|journal=Journal of Psychoactive Drugs|volume=17|issue=4|year=1985|pages=235–246|issn=0279-1072|doi=10.1080/02791072.1985.10524328}}</ref> However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]],<ref name="GreenKavanagh2003">{{cite journal|last1=Green|first1=Bob|last2=Kavanagh|first2=David|last3=Young|first3=Ross|title=Being stoned: a review of self-reported cannabis effects|journal=Drug and Alcohol Review|volume=22|issue=4|year=2003|pages=453–460|issn=0959-5236|doi=10.1080/09595230310001613976}}</ref><ref name="KowalHazekamp2014">{{cite journal|last1=Kowal|first1=Mikael A.|last2=Hazekamp|first2=Arno|last3=Colzato|first3=Lorenza S.|last4=van Steenbergen|first4=Henk|last5=van der Wee|first5=Nic J. A.|last6=Durieux|first6=Jeffrey|last7=Manai|first7=Meriem|last8=Hommel|first8=Bernhard|title=Cannabis and creativity: highly potent cannabis impairs divergent thinking in regular cannabis users|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=232|issue=6|year=2014|pages=1123–1134|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-014-3749-1}}</ref> [[dissociative|dissociatives]],<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Muetzelfeldt, L.)), ((Kamboj, S. K.)), ((Rees, H.)), ((Taylor, J.)), ((Morgan, C. J. A.)), ((Curran, H. V.)) | journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence | title=Journey through the K-hole: Phenomenological aspects of ketamine use | volume=95 | issue=3 | pages=219–229 | date= June 2008 | url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0376871608000550 | issn=03768716 | doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.01.024}}</ref> and [[stimulant|stimulants]].
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Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
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===Experience reports===
Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
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===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Responsible use]]

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Creativity enhancement is defined as an increase in one's capability to imagine new ideas, create art, or think about existing concepts in a novel manner.[1] This effect is particularly useful to artists of any sort because it can help a person overcome creative blocks on existing projects and induce inspiration for entirely new projects. Creativity enhancement can make imaginative activities more enjoyable and effortless in the moment and the inspiration from it can benefit the individual even after the effect has worn off.

A well-known example of psychedelic creativity enhancement comes from the Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Kary Mullis, who invented a method for copying DNA segments known as the PCR and is quoted as saying: "Would I have invented PCR if I hadn't taken LSD? I seriously doubt it. I could sit on a DNA molecule and watch the polymers go by. I learned that partly on psychedelic drugs".[2] In addition, although dubious, it has been claimed Francis Crick experimented with LSD during the time he helped elucidate the structure of DNA.[3] Many artists (such as The Beatles) have also attributed creativity enhancing properties to psychedelics like LSD.[citation needed]

Creativity enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as thought connectivity, motivation enhancement, personal bias suppression, analysis enhancement, and thought acceleration in a manner which further amplifies a person's creativity. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of psychedelic compounds, such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline.[4][5][6] However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of cannabinoids,[7][8] dissociatives,[9] and stimulants.


Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

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Experience reports

Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our experience index include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Iszáj, Fruzsina; Griffiths, Mark D.; Demetrovics, Zsolt (2016). "Creativity and Psychoactive Substance Use: A Systematic Review". International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 15 (5): 1135–1149. doi:10.1007/s11469-016-9709-8. ISSN 1557-1874. 
  2. ↑ Hongbao, M. (2005). "Development Application Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)" (PDF). The Journal of American Science. 1 (3): 1–15. 
  3. ↑ Brooks, M. (2012). Free radicals: the secret anarchy of science (1st U.S. hardcover ed ed.). Overlook Press. ISBN 9781590208540. 
  4. ↑ Sessa, B. (2008). "Is it time to revisit the role of psychedelic drugs in enhancing human creativity?". Journal of Psychopharmacology. 22 (8): 821–827. doi:10.1177/0269881108091597. ISSN 0269-8811. 
  5. ↑ Krippiwr, Stanley (2008). "Research in creativity and psychedelic drugs". International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. 25 (4): 274–290. doi:10.1080/00207147708415985. ISSN 0020-7144. 
  6. ↑ Krippner, Stanley (1985). "Psychedelic Drugs and Creativity". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 17 (4): 235–246. doi:10.1080/02791072.1985.10524328. ISSN 0279-1072. 
  7. ↑ Green, Bob; Kavanagh, David; Young, Ross (2003). "Being stoned: a review of self-reported cannabis effects". Drug and Alcohol Review. 22 (4): 453–460. doi:10.1080/09595230310001613976. ISSN 0959-5236. 
  8. ↑ Kowal, Mikael A.; Hazekamp, Arno; Colzato, Lorenza S.; van Steenbergen, Henk; van der Wee, Nic J. A.; Durieux, Jeffrey; Manai, Meriem; Hommel, Bernhard (2014). "Cannabis and creativity: highly potent cannabis impairs divergent thinking in regular cannabis users". Psychopharmacology. 232 (6): 1123–1134. doi:10.1007/s00213-014-3749-1. ISSN 0033-3158. 
  9. ↑ Muetzelfeldt, L., Kamboj, S. K., Rees, H., Taylor, J., Morgan, C. J. A., Curran, H. V. (June 2008). "Journey through the K-hole: Phenomenological aspects of ketamine use". Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 95 (3): 219–229. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.01.024. ISSN 0376-8716. 
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