Maximizing Creativity with Brainwave Training

Today was an exciting day at UBE. Guest lecturer, Dr. John Gruzelier from Goldsmiths, University of London, presented on "Maximizing Creativity with EEG-Neurofeedback (Brain Wave) Training", a presentation he also made a few days earlier at the Global Human Resources Symposium in Seoul.

Neurofeedback is a technique that has been used successfully to treat epilepsy, ADHD, schizophrenia, substance use, and brain injury. While it has several clinical applications, Dr. Gruzelier's current focus is on using Neurofeedback to enhance optimal performance in non-clinical populations.

What Dr. Gruzelier and his colleagues have found is that through Neurofeedback training, or through training people to slow down their brain waves using a neurofeedback system, they can improve their performance, including their creativity. This has shown to be true for both novice and expert artists, including instrumentalists, vocalists, and dancers. Dr. Gruzelier emphasized that anyone can develop their creativity and abilities through this technique and others.

The state induced by slow wave training has been termed hypnogogia and is the state between wake and sleep. This is the state that can be experienced by doing Ji Gam or Energy Meditation, a technique used in Brain Education training. Many scientists, writers, and others have documented the creative insight they have experienced while in this state. Images of the brain show that there is increased connectivity between the left and right sides of the brain.



Earlier in the afternoon, Dr. Gruzelier was also an honoured guest at a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of a new Brain Education building at UBE. Dr. Gruzelier spoke about the important role that UBE and KIBS play in providing research that supports the benefits of Brain Education so that it can be shared around the world. He commended Ilchi Lee for his work in Brain Science and for his spiritual leadership. Dr. Gruzelier noted that he shared in Ilchi Lee's goal of helping individuals develop the potential of their brains for peace.