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In the Words of the Artist
Pablo Picasso
“As one grows older, art and life become one and the same.”
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Creativity Matters: Vital Aging in Community - April 17, 2009
Gay Hanna, PhD, MFA, Executive Director, National Center for Creative Aging, George Washington University
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall:What is Aging, After All?
Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. Director,
Center on Aging, Health & Humanities George Washington University,
Washington, DC
Brain Plasticity & AgingThe Dance Between Nature and Nuture
TWO NEURONSMagnified 100,000-Fold
DENDRITICSPINES
1 2
CELL BODY
NUCLEUS AXONAXON
TERMINAL
SYNAPSE
Direction of messagetraveling down axon
DENDRITES
GLIAL CELLS
Neurogenesis
Dentate Gyrus- a region in the hippocampus that receives input from the parahippocampus and encodes Memory.
Dentate Gyrus- a region in the hippocampus that receives input from the parahippocampus and encodes Memory.
The role of Stem cells in the Dentate Gyrus
Definition of Creativity
“Bringing something new into existence”
Rollo May in The Courage to Create
Bringing something new into existence that is valued.
Types of Creativity
• Creativity with a “BIG C”vs. Creativity with a “little c”
• Personal vs. Public Creativity
• Social Creativity
Categories of Creativity
• Continuing Creativity with Aging
• Changing Creativity with Aging
• Commencing Creativity with Aging
• Creativity in Connection with Loss
Pragmatic CreativityThe New Senior Moment
Practical Intelligence Increases with aging.
It is further influenced by Psychological growth—e.g., the Liberation Phase.
Maria Ann Smith
In 19th Century Australia
In 19th Century Australia
William Edmondson
At 65, he had the inspiration to carve.
At 65, he had the inspiration to carve.
William Edmondson
At 67, in 1937, Edmondson had the first solo exhibit by a Black artist in the history of the MOMA.
Irving Dominickat the National Museum
Of American Art
Human Potential Phases
Psychological Growth and Development
in the Second Half of LifeI. Reevaluation/Exploration/Transition Midlife Reevaluation Phase • (±40 – ±65)
------------------II. Liberation/Experimentation/Innovation
Liberation Phase • (±55 – ±75 ) ------------------
III. Recapitulation/Resolution/ContributionSumming Up Phase • (late 60s — ±90)------------------
IV. Reflection/Continuation/Celebration Encore Phase • (late 70s on)
Postformal Thought
1. Relativistic Thinking: the role of subjective perspective and integrating the heart and the mind
2. Dialectic Thinking: dealing with opposing views and dealing competing solutions
3. Systematic Thinking: ability to think from a systems perspective
SimultaneousBilateral Brain Involvement
HAROLD MODEL: Hemispheric Asymmetry Reduction in Older Adults:
From 22 to 27, he traveled the world collecting thousands of plant and animal specimens and recording his observations in dozens of notebooks. But he struggled for 23 years to see the bigger picture, finally piecing the puzzle together in his classic publication at age 50—On the Origin of Species.
From 22 to 27, he traveled the world collecting thousands of plant and animal specimens and recording his observations in dozens of notebooks. But he struggled for 23 years to see the bigger picture, finally piecing the puzzle together in his classic publication at age 50—On the Origin of Species.
19th Century Naturalistdrawing upon postformal reasoning
Emotions & AgingChanges in the Amygdala and the
Favoring of positive emotions with aging by the amygdala
Favoring of positive emotions with aging by the amygdala
Emotional stability, via controlling negative emotions, is governed by the medial prefrontal cortex, and improves until nearly age 80.
Emotional stability, via controlling negative emotions, is governed by the medial prefrontal cortex, and improves until nearly age 80.
Medial Prefrontal Cortex
Georgia O’KeeffeSKY ABOVE CLOUDS
Famous Figure of London, 1843It was said at the time that "the cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait, made his eyes red, his thin lips blue and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.”
Outcomesfrom Assisting
the old
Benefits to the young and to the community
Benefits to the young and to the community
Developmental Intelligence…Shows Itself as Wisdom
COGNITION
EMOTIONALINTELLIGENCE
JUDGMENT
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
LIFEEXPERIENCE
CONSCIOUSNESS(SPRITUALITY)
A New View of AgingPostulating That The Whole Is
Greater Than the Sum Of Its Parts
Sitting down, I’m fine, and if necessary, I’ll become a lie down comic.
Sitting down, I’m fine, and if necessary, I’ll become a lie down comic.
The Old
Tortoiseand the
Young Hare
Positive Capacity of Aging Brain
AESOP’S FABLES
Promoting Vital AgingGrowing ImaginationBuilding Vibrant Communities
Through the arts and cultural exchange—● Life Long Learning ● Health & Wellness ● Civic
Engagement_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
For more information: www.creativeaging.org ● 202-895-9456