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We’re on the verge of a cultural shift in which the arts can deliver potent, accessible and proven solutions for the well-being of everyone. Magsamen and Ross offer compelling research that shows how engaging in an art project — from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture and more — for as little as forty-five minutes reduces the stress hormone cortisol, no matter your skill level, and just one art experience per month can extend your life by ten years.
Your Brain on Art is an authoritative guide to how neuroaesthetics can help us transform traditional medicine, build healthier communities and mend an aching planet. The book weaves a tapestry of breakthrough research, insights from multidisciplinary pioneers and compelling stories from people who are using the arts to enhance their lives.
About the Author
Susan Magsamen is the founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at the Brain Science Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she is a faculty member in the department of neurology. She has worked in both the public and private sectors on projects addressing early childhood development, physical and mental health, playful learning, workforce innovation, family engagement, aging, creativity, social justice, and under-resourced communities through the lens of the arts.
Ivy Ross is the vice president of hardware design at Google. Drawing on her background in wide-ranging fields including sound therapy, quantum physics, psychology, and play, Ivy leads a team that has won more than 140 design awards.
Insider recently named her one of the 15 Most Powerful Women at Google. --This text refers to an alternate
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Book Description
A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts - and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish and build stronger communities --This text refers to an alternate
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