There is some interesting research made into this: Dietrich, A (2004) The cognitive neuroscience of creativity [1] Dietrich, A (2004) Neurocognitive mechan

There is some interesting research made into this: Dietrich, A (2004) The cognitive neuroscience of creativity [1] Dietrich, A (2004) Neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the experience of flow [2] Both of these papers are easy to read. [1] http://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03196731#page-1 [2] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810004000583