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Comparison of Brain Activity During Drawing and Clay Sculpting: A Preliminary qEEG Study

Kruk, Kerry A., Aravich, Paul F., Deaver, Sarah P., deBeus, Roger·2014·Art Therapy

Abstract

A preliminary experimental study examined brain wave frequency patterns of female participants (N = 14) engaged in two different art making conditions: clay sculpting and drawing. After controlling for nonspecific effects of movement, quantitative electroencephalographic (qEEG) recordings were made of the bilateral medial frontal cortex and bilateral medial parietal cortex of each participant. Results showed that both clay sculpting and drawing increased gamma power in the right medial parietal lobe compared to general movement, and unlike drawing, clay sculpting decreased right medial frontal gamma power and elevated theta power. The findings support neuroscience literature that implicates the importance of the right medial parietal lobe in art making, and the activation of memory processes, meditative and emotional states, and spatial–temporal processing that occur. Implications for art therapy are discussed.

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Authors
Kruk, K. A., Aravich, P. F., Deaver, S. P., & deBeus, R.
Venue
Art Therapy
Published
2014-04-03
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
52-60
ISSN
  • 0742-1656 (ISSN-L)
  • 2159-9394
OpenAlex
W2081976135
Cited by
86
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
FWCI
55.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Art Therapy (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Art Therapy and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
Keywords
drawings, artistic creation, brain activity, gamma power, theta power, medial parietal cortex, medial frontal cortex, quantitative EEG, memory processes

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