The Science Behind Wine and Paint Parties
Have you just been invited to a wine and paint party? It's a relatively new party planning trend, but its roots go far, far back in time. They are, in fact, scientific.
Let's start with the brain, where all thought processes are created, including creativity. In the brain are three unique networks working together, namely the Executive Attention Network (EAN), the Imagination Network (IN), and the Salience Network (SN). Whenever a problem occurs, demanding our complete focus, our EAN begins to work. The EAN handles our memory-related brain functions and complex problem solving abilities. Each time scenes run our heads, such as those from past experiences, plans we have in the future, or other things we imagine, our IN is at work. Meanwhile, our SI sorts through things that happen in and out of our bodies, including our internal consciousness, and gives us a sense of which one we should be paying attention to the most at any specific time.
Either these three networks work together and boost our creativity, or work against each other and diminish it. It is said that minimizing the EAN's activity a bit lets a person's mind to run loose and become more creative as the energy from the EAN is moved to the IN and SN. And that is how wine or any other alcoholic drink can help. Book adult painting classes online here.
With intoxication, alcohol prevents our memory and executive processes from going full swing, making us les sensitive to the world around us and less able to concentrate too. But what we lose in these circumstances is also what we gain for our creativity. Of course, to gain this creative benefit, we have to be moderately intoxicated and not completely drunk.
To back these claims, researchers at the Northwestern University conducted a study which found that participants who focused too much ended up with stunted creative processes that were needed for problem solving. On the other hand, participants who were more relaxed were able to solve the given problems more easily. Moderate drinking has a relaxing effect, which means you have a greater chance of having that Eureka moment. Read facts about wines here at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine.
So yes, that proves that wine and painting parties do make sense and there is no reason for you to skip that party you were invited to. It could be a time for you to unleash that da Vinci in you, especially if you've always suspected it was there. Not to mention you'll have the opportunity to socialize, which is itself important for creativity as well. The entire activity at artandwineohmy.com is great for soothing those nerves and shifting your focus to something that drives your hand to create. Of course, everything gets better with some inspiration, whether it's a loved one or a recent achievement.
