art Archives - Stephanie Sarkis PhD

Is the ADHD Brain More Creative?

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-11-20T07:53:45-05:00June 13th, 2011|Categories: ADD, ADHD, Movies/Music, Research|Tags: ADD, Adderall, ADHD, art, attention, create, creative, Creativity, deficit, Medication, Music, stimulant|

Is it possible that the impulsivity and quick-thinking that accompanies ADHD may also boost creativity? And what role does medication have in that creative process? Does stimulant medication hamper creativity, or boost it? The ADHD brain may not be held back as much by constraints on thinking. In a study by Abraham et al. (2006), adolescents [...]

Bonus of Walking – Art in Atlanta Airport

This is one of the pieces of art you see when you walk through Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport (ATL) instead of taking the tram. As you can see from the picture, there are sculptures one after the other down the entire walkway. The airport itself has quite a bit of artwork and historical exhibits. One of the [...]