This Is Your Brain on Rap

Oh, the things the fabulous fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scan can show us. In this particular study, scientists observed that improvisation, whether in rapping or playing jazz, involves the parts of the brain most active in motivation, language, action and emotion: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/14/165145967/a-peek-inside-rappers-brains-shows-roots-of-improvisation