Ricerc@Sapienza

Over time, the view that creativity is embodied has emerged. In order to explore if visual creativity is supported by embodied mechanisms, the simulation approach was used as a framework of reference. The idea that visual creativity relies on mental representations that implement motor processes was faced. Participants were instructed to think aloud while carrying out the Creative Mental Synthesis Task, which allows to form pre-inventive structures and interpret them according to a specific category.

In biodiversity studies a species is often classified as original when it has few closely related species, a definition
that reflects its phylogenetic originality. More recently, studies have focussed on biological or functional traits
that reflect the role(s) that species play within communities and ecosystems. This has led many studies to an
alternative evaluation of species’ originality: its functional originality. Most indices of species' originality were