I am one of those people who worries when the slightest thing is wrong with my family – and yesterday my rock-of-a-husband was talking about the fact that he was feeling lightheaded. So, I cruised over to webmd to take a look at potential causes and stumbled upon this article about colors and creativity! I am hugely interested in what affects our brain function and loved hearing about the results to this study.
Their key findings were that Red makes people more detail oriented and Blue can boost creativity. According to the researchers, “If the task requires people’s vigilant attention (e.g., memorizing important information or understanding the side effects of a new drug), then red … might be particularly appropriate,” the researchers write. “However,” Mehta and Zui continue, “if the task calls for creativity and imagination (e.g., designing an art shop, or a new product idea brainstorming session), then blue … would be more beneficial.”
I am a huge fan of both turquoise and pink (which they say is still an acceptable version of red and blue) but have never really thought which color did what. Now I am spending a bit of time thinking about how I react around color.
Do you find yourself more creative around certain colors? What is your ‘creative color’ or your ‘detail color’?
To read the full story, check out how to color yourself cautious or creative…
img courtesy of from USD medical department
** oh, and just in case you were wondering, my hubby is fine, he has a pinched nerve in his neck from an out of line vertebrae, getting fixed by the chiropractor tomorrow! **
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