Chronologically Gifted: Summary on Creativity in Later Life

Creativity surges in later life, in part because older adults have greater distractibility which works in their favor in that they are more able to see and process additional information that younger adults might filter out because they are more focused.  They are able to consider more novel approaches as they take in this extra information.  Perhaps being free of earlier life responsibilities may help account for some of the creative bursts that can occur in later life as well.  Pam and Annie talk about what they learned about creativity in later life from their guests who ranged from neuroscientists to an amazing jazz singer.