This study may be related to recent studies examining creativity driven by D2 receptor levels in the brain. http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/05/19/mental-heal

This study may be related to recent studies examining creativity driven by D2 receptor levels in the brain. http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/05/19/mental-health-creativity-linked/13936.html http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/05/19/mental-health-creati... - “Fewer D2 receptors in the thalamus probably means a lower degree of signal filtering, and thus a higher flow of information from the thalamus”. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100203084254.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100203084254.ht... - a self-perceived increase in social status actually increases D2 levels in the brain. Perhaps rumination is the general form of self-reflection that includes the correlation found between social status and creativity.