Representative Publications
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Bodily Basis of Thought
(135K)Thinking is an embodied activity. It's not just in the head.byDr Jay Seitz
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Body and Musicality
(108K)Explores the use of the Dalcroze method in teaching all of the elements of music (melody, harmony, sonority, and rhythm) through the use of movement.byDr Jay Seitz
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Communitarian Approach to Human Creativity
(40K)Standard psychological theories view creativity as arising largely from the unique or extraordinary characteristics of individuals. Boy, do they have it wrong.byDr Jay Seitz
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Critique of the Use of Projective Tests with Children
(2M)A critical look at the use of projective tests in young children.byDr Jay Seitz
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Development of Metaphoric Understanding in Children
(599K)The development of metaphoric understanding in young children and the implications for human creativity.byDr Jay Seitz
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Development of Physiognomic Metaphor in Children & Adults
(976K)A empirical study of the development of physiognomic (bodily-based) metaphor in photographs.byDr Jay Seitz
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Einstein's Brain: A Debate
(16.2M)I critique a study of Einstein's brain in a Letter to the Editor of the Lancet, the British Medical Journal.byDr Jay Seitz
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I Move...Therefore I Am
(7.3M)Don't believe thought is embodied? Read this accessible article.byDr Jay Seitz
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Metaphor, Symbolic Play, and Logical Thought in Early Childhood
(1.9M)The relationship between creativity, pretend play, and human reasoning in early childhood.byDr Jay Seitz
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Mind, Dance, & Pedagogy
(24.8M)Instruction, aesthetics, and mimetic skill in dancers and choreographers. And you thought dancers simply danced?byDr Jay Seitz
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Neural and Evolutionary Basis of Human Creativity
(285K)The neural and evolutionary basis of creativity explained. It's actually a theory of creativity based on my own research, reading, and understanding of the accumulated neural, evolutionary, and psychological evidence currently available.byDr Jay Seitz
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Nonverbal Metaphor
(1.9M)And you thought metaphor was just an embellishment of language. It turns out it's how we think. That is, we think metaphorically.byDr Jay Seitz
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Political Economy of Creativity
(64K)Through the lens of communitarianism, I examine the role of institutions in shaping human creative expression. And you thought people were born free?byDr Jay Seitz
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Politics of Creativity
(9M)Encyclopedia article on the institutional and cultural constraints on human creativity.byDr Jay Seitz
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Proposal for the Origins of the Core Social Deficits in Autism
(211K)A research proposal on the role of emotion and empathy in the core social deficits in autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.byDr Jay Seitz
on February 9, 2010
