Nonlinear dynamics of human creativity

Mikhail Rabinovich; Irma Tristan; Shlomo Dubnov

doi:10.1109/SMC.2014.6973939

Nonlinear dynamics of human creativity

Mikhail Rabinovich, Irma Tristan, Shlomo Dubnov

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Abstract

The nonlinear dynamical approach to creativity considers it as the processes responsible for the producing effective novelty, as well as the control mechanisms that regulate novelty production. Merely novel information display surprise and incongruity, to be sure, but they must also be meaningful. We present the Dynamical Origin of Creativity (DOC) hypothesis in application to music improvisation/ composition and poetry. The corresponding dynamical models are based on the general cognitive principles: Transitivity, existence of metastable states, robustness and sensitivity to available information.

Original language	English
Article number	6973939
Pages (from-to)	391-398
Number of pages	8
Journal	Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Volume	2014-January
Issue number	January
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC.2014.6973939
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	2014 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2014 - San Diego, United States Duration: 5 Oct 2014 → 8 Oct 2014

Keywords

Instabilities
Jazz improvisation
Poetry
Surprise
Transient dynamics
Winnerless competition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction

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