The Perisylvian System

The Peri- what?  The Perisylvian system.  This is not a star system visited by Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise.  This is the part of your brain involved in language production.  That’s right, it helps you improvise.  Researchers at the National Institutes of Health conducting a study with rappers, (yup rappers) to study the brain activity as they freestyled.

Read the article: This is Your Brain On Freestyle Rap

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Yes, and…No Ego

One persons experience learning improv skills at a workshop last summer taught by Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere

Read the article: The “Yes, And…” Approach: Less Ego, More Openness, More Possibility

Improv & Business: Minnesota!

It really is all over the place. I’m not lying that improvisation helps business professionals improve their communication skills.

Heres one company in Minneapolis, Minnesota making it happen.

Read the article: Improv Comedy Helping Improve Communication At Work

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