PART I -MEDICINE -- Brain Research and Art? - A Short History of Neurological Research and Creative Expression -- Where do artists come from? A review of the 'typical' visually creative life and artistic brain as a basis for discussing potential neurodivergence or neurodegenerative change -- Creativity and Parkinson's Disease -- Mood Disorders & Creativity -- Art making in schizophrenia: A vision science perspective -- Epilepsy and Autism as Disorders of Brain Connectivity and Their Link to Artistic Expression -- PART II-OTHER RESEARCH AND ART SECTORS -- The contribution of non-invasive brain stimulation to the study of the neural bases of creativity and aesthetic appreciation -- Holding still, together -- Linking the neural correlates of reward and pleasure to aesthetic evaluations of beauty -- PART III THE NEXT STEPS NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND CREATIVITY -- The Potential of Causal Approaches in Creativity using Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation -- PART IV SHORT CHAPTERSFOR ARTIST' VIEW AND EXPERIENCES -- The healing power of creativity and art -- Visual Representation of Bodily Sensations: The Taken-for-granted and the Alienated Body - Bodily Self-awareness.