{"id":10013,"date":"2015-07-17T15:37:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T15:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=10013"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:17:53","slug":"for-a-more-creative-brain-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/for-a-more-creative-brain-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"For a More Creative Brain, Travel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Atlantic<\/em> shares insights on how international experiences can open the mind to new ways of thinking. New sounds, smells, language, tastes, sensations, and sights spark different synapses in the brain, and can stimulate your creativity. To learn more about famous brains that got brainier while living abroad, and how YOU can do the same, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2015\/03\/for-a-more-creative-brain-travel\/388135\/\">check out the article<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10014\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2015\/07\/travel-brain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10014 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2015\/07\/travel-brain-300x125-custom.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/04\/01\/creative-brain-travel_n_6983872.html\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more opportunities to travel and expand your brain, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/studyabroad\">SPC Study abroad website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn about international events on-campus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/events\/?type=1188&amp;range=300\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlantic shares insights on how international experiences can open the mind to new ways of thinking. 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