Psychodeliki i kreatywnośćw zwierciadle sztuk wizualnych
Marta Wrzosek, Małgorzata Wrzosek
Kosmos August 8, 2024 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.36921/kos.2024_2996 via OpenAlex
Summary
The study explores the question of whether psychedelics can enhance creativity, focusing on methodological issues in testing creativity. It discusses the challenges of measuring creativity through changes in visual art produced under the influence of perceptual-altering substances. The findings suggest complexities in establishing a direct positive effect of psychedelics on creative output.
Abstract
The work presents an attempt to answer the frequently asked question of whether the use of psychedelics positively affects creativity, shows the methodological questions in creativity testing, and discusses attempts to measure it through characteristic changes in works of visual art created under the influence of means that change perception.