How Practicing Improv Alters Our Brain (According to Science)

Abhimanyu Singh

Improviser

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When was the last time you truly let go?

Want to switch off your racing thoughts and feel a creative high?

As per a series of studies based on fMRI (Functional MRI) results, practicing improv can get you into a flow state and even alter your brain.

The studies show activity levels in different brain areas when blood flows into them.

fMRIs of people who practice improv show that:

• Their brain's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is less active i.e. the area connected to self judgement has quietened

• And the medial prefrontal cortex is more active i.e. the creative and language center is awake

This brain state is associated with flow state and creative energy.

Give improv a try! It's simple and fun.

My wife Jasmine and our two friends Harinath and Saurabh conduct improv comedy workshops about once a month in Emerald Isle itself.

To attend the next workshop join our WhatsApp group where we announce dates.