Neuroforskaren Nancy Andreasen beskriver det kreativa sinnet i The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius.

I en fråga-svar-intervju med USA Today säger hon att kreativitet inte begränsas till ett mästerverk:

”Creativity can be found in everyday tasks such as cooking or gardening. A cook who changes a recipe or even makes one up using ingredients he or she has on hand is using the creative process to create novel taste sensations. A gardener who picks out colors and a pattern for a flower garden also is tapping into his or her creative potential.”