Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Book Details
- Publisher : Canongate Books Ltd
- Published : January 2025
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 304
- Category :
Neuroscience - Catalogue No : 97955
- ISBN 13 : 9781805301233
- ISBN 10 : 1805301233
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The arts can deliver potent, accessible and proven solutions for the wellbeing of everyone.
In this book, Magsamen and Ross offer compelling research that shows how engaging in an art project for as little as forty-five minutes reduces the stress hormone cortisol and just one art experience per month can extend your life by ten years.
This can be anything from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture and more - no matter your skill level.
Your Brain on Art is an authoritative guide to how neuroaesthetics can help us transform traditional healing, build healthier communities and mend an aching planet.
Reviews and Endorsements
Draws on cutting-edge research … A compelling case for art’s vital role in brain health.
Telegraph
Fascinating … Drives home the message that aesthetic engagement (no matter how small) can improve your life.
New Scientist
Mesmerising … The authors detail a wealth of research that shows how doing some sort of artistic activity has measurable benefits. And I, for one, am persuaded.
Mail On Sunday
This book blew my mind! An authoritative yet practical guide to the neuroarts … A romp through the latest science on how art transforms the brain and the body.
Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Your Brain on Art will change how you think about the creative world - both around you and within you.
Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better
Table of Contents
1. The Anatomy of the Arts
2. Cultivating Well-Being
3. Restoring Mental Health
4. Healing the Body
5. Amplifying Learning
6. Flourishing
7. Creativity Community
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
About the Author(s)
Susan Magsamen is the founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she is a faculty member. She is also the co-director of the NeuroArts Blueprint. Susan works with both the public and private sectors using arts and culture evidence-based approaches in areas including health, child development, education, workforce innovation, rehabilitation and social equity.
Ivy Ross is the Vice President of Design for hardware product area at Google, where she leads a team that has won over 225 design awards. She is a National Endowment for Arts grant recipient and was ninth on Fast Company’s list of the one hundred Most Creative People in Business in 2019. Ross believes that the intersection of arts and sciences is where the most engaging and creative ideas are found.
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