Cognitive Disinhibition
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CORE DEFINITION
A reduced ability of the brain to filter out irrelevant information (noise), allowing more streams of consciousness, sensory input, and subconscious thoughts to flood into awareness. This is often associated with high creativity, but can also lead to mental disorganization.
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Reduce cognitive load
Understanding genius and madness. Creativity requires a moderate degree of 'disinhibition' to allow seemingly unrelated concepts to connect. By relaxing, dreaming, or taking a walk, one can temporarily lower cognitive inhibition and capture inspiration.
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The prefrontal cortex's filtering of irrelevant input (cognitive inhibition) is temporarily or trait-wise weakened, making remote associations more accessible to consciousness; more heterogeneous thoughts collide, enhancing creative connections, but may also lead to loss of focus.
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinhibitionverified
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