Charles Limb | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, Yale School of Medicine |
| Known for | Research on neural substrates of creativity and improvisation, as well as on cochlear implants and perception of music |
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| Fields | Neuroscience, music, otology, neurotology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco; Johns Hopkins University |
Dr. Charles Limb is a surgeon, neuroscientist, and musician at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) who has carried out research on the neural basis of musical creativity and the impact of cochlear implants on music perception in hearing impaired individuals. As an otologic surgeon and otolaryngologist, he specializes in treatment of ear disorders.
In his research, he has focused on imaging the brains of jazz artists as they improvise in the fMRI. He has worked under the assumption that improvisation is important to creativity more generally, and creativity is vital to basic problem-solving, evolution, and survival.[1]
- ^ Mary Carole McCauley, "Hopkins Scientist Finds Link Between Neurobiology of Music, Language," The Baltimore Sun, March 4, 2013.