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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-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.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.



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