Brain under the influence of art

Your journey to health and longevity begins with art.

Art is not a noble matter that only talented geniuses have access to. It surrounds you every day of your life and is the most natural thing that makes a person human. It helps you relax, find answers, build community, and even heal. Tailor-made music can improve the condition of people with Alzheimer' s disease, architecture can evoke feelings of grandeur or constriction in you, simple colouring acts as a relaxation, and storytelling can strengthen your identity and empathy.
Neuroscientist Susan Magsamen and designer Ivy Ross take you on a readable and fascinating excursion exploring the connection between art and our neurological and physical health. They connect scientific findings with stories of people who have experienced positive transformation through the pursuit of various artistic activities, from painting to music. They interview artists and scientists such as David Byrne, singer from the legendary Talking Heads, American opera singer Renée Fleming and evolutionary biologist E. O. Wilson, who was nicknamed Darwin' s heir. The Brain Under the Influence of Art is full of inspiration on how art and aesthetics can positively influence the development of medical science and contribute to the overall well-being of individuals and society.
In this book, you will learn, among other things:
What is neuroaesthetics and how art therapy works today, that aesthetic experience can create new synaptic connections in your brain, what it causes in your body, that you perceive art differently than other people, why dance has a positive effect on your children' s development, What is an enriched environment and how does it affect your health?