Three Talks on Neuroscience & Creativity

This mini-summit is a focused morning of deep-dive talks and a panel Q&A discussion, designed to explore our brains and creativity.

Are you curious about how the brain signals creativity? Have you ever wondered how polymaths think and create across disciplines? Or how journalling can lower stress levels, improve memory and spark creativity?

We’ll explore these ideas through three in-depth talks:

• The Social Brain: Why Being Seen Changes Us

Drawing on social neuroscience, Laura unpacks the evolutionary purpose of embarrassment and why creativity and performance feel neurologically risky. Understand the science of self-consciousness, and learn how modern digital culture is rewiring how we experience visibility.

• The Neuroscience of Creativity

Learn the brain science behind creativity – is it innate or can it be trained? Drawing on research into brain networks and polymaths, Vincent reveals why our education system suppresses our natural creativity.

• The Neuroscience of Journaling: Supporting creativity and cognitive flexibility

Learn how journaling can strengthen memory, boost creative thinking, and improve cognitive flexibility, with practical tips to integrate these insights into your daily life.

What to Expect:

👭 Connect and learn with likeminded individuals

⭐ Knowledeable expert speakers

🎨 A focused morning of insight and practical takeaways for creative, curious minds

🧠 Three 45-minute talks, exploring different aspects of our subject area

🗣️ An interactive 30-minute Q&A with all speakers

Our Speakers:

Laura Elin Pigott is a Clinical Neuroscientist. She is the youngest person in the UK to become a lecturer and at the age of 22 started teaching Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation at LSBU. Laura strives to share her passion for neuroscience and health care with everyone. She started her career in Physiotherapy but quickly sought out the underlying processes of neurological disease and rehabilitation. Her research focuses on neural mechanisms, circuitry and electrophysiology of neurological disease at the Neurophysiology Unit, UCL and Cancer surveillance and progression in the brain at the Queen Square Institute of Neurology, NHNN.

Professor Vincent Walsh leads the Applied Cognitive Neuroscience group at UCL. His goal is to use neuroscience to improve high performance in sport, high pressure decision making and advancing human brain stimulation in cognition and health. His research has been used by elite performers, including Great Britain’s Rio Olympic team.

Dr Rachel Newsome is a Jungian-based writer and teacher. She holds a doctorate in applying Jungian psychoanalysis to creative writing and is the founder of Depth Writing With Dr Rachel, a holistic creative learning programme aimed at supporting transformational growth. She is an Associate of the Higher Education Association and an Editorial Board Member of the London Arts-Based Research Centre. Her research has been published in international academic journals and she is Co-Editor of the forthcoming Routledge publication The Creative Psyche: Between Spirit and Matter.

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Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, United Kingdom

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