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Larry Vandervert
Larry Vandervert is a retired college professor and has published and edited works in the neurosciences, creativity, innovation, child prodigy giftedness, and science in general.His major research interest is in how, through practice, and in collaboration with the cerebral cortex, the cognitive and social functions of the brain’s cerebellum constantly optimize both mental and behavioral performance.In his publications he has applied the findings of recent brain-imaging studies of the cerebellum to creativity (2003, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022), the evolution of language (2011, 2018), of culture (2016, 2022), of child prodigies (2016, 2022), of play (2017), and the cerebellum’s prominent role in the rise of Homo sapiens (2018, 2022).The cerebellum’s prominent role in creativity appears in the Encyclopedia of Creativity (3rd ed.) (first available late December, 2018). Dr. Vandervert is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association since 1992 (retired), and now writes under the egis of American Nonlinear Systems.He presently lives in Spokane, WA, USA.

Professor Vandervert argues that the cerebellum refines the brain’s knowledge of all cause-and-effect relationships related to movement, thought, social behavior and emotion.He proposes that sequence detection in the cerebellum more than any other brain process led early humans to stone-tool manufacture, then to advances in technology, and to science.In other words, it is the cerebellum that provides the breakthroughs (often experienced ad insight and intuition) necessary to the creativity behind the rise of Homo sapiens as well as the continual advances of the technological, scientific, mathematical, artistic and political aspects of their cultures throughout history.

For the latest in-depth social-cognitive cerebellum research and to learn more about Dr Vandervert’s work, visit his page here and find out more about the newly published book The New Revolution in Psychology and the Neurosciences.
Latest posts by Larry Vandervert (see all)
  • The cerebellum: a new horizon for brain studies of the Genius of Albert Einstein - 25th May 2017
  • Child prodigies: 1,000,000 years silently in the making - 1st June 2016
  • The prominent role of the cerebellum in the development of culture - 11th May 2016

The cerebellum: a new horizon for brain studies of the Genius of Albert Einstein

25/05/2017

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What makes a genius? And how does the brain of a genius like Albert Einstein conjure genius ideas? In this blog, Larry Vandervert explores this process and… Read more »

Child prodigies: 1,000,000 years silently in the making

01/06/2016

On Biology

Larry Vandervert has recently published an article in Cerebellum & Ataxias investigating the role of the cerebellum in the learning, origin and advancement… Read more »

The prominent role of the cerebellum in the development of culture

11/05/2016

On Biology

Larry Vandervert has recently published an article in Cerebellum & Ataxias investigating the role of the cerebellum in the learning, origin and advancement… Read more »

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