Diverse Your Brain on Art Sachbücher Ivy Ross Susan Magsamen

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A life-altering, science-backed exploration of the healing power of art, which has now been proven to help lower stress, supercharge learning and creativity, extend your lifespan, and combat loneliness. “This book blew my mind!”—Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Finalist for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award and the Porchlight Business Book Award What is art? Many of us think of the arts as entertainment—a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show how activities from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture, and more are essential to our lives. 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 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. They expand our understanding of how playing music builds cognitive skills and enhances learning; the vibrations of a tuning fork create sound waves to counteract stress; virtual reality can provide cutting-edge therapeutic benefit; and interactive exhibits dissolve the boundaries between art and viewers, engaging all of our senses and strengthening memory. Doctors have even been prescribing museum visits to address loneliness, dementia, and many other physical and mental health concerns. Your Brain on Art is a portal into this new understanding about how the arts and aesthetics can help us transform traditional medicine, build healthier communities, and mend an aching planet. Featuring conversations with artists such as David Byrne, Renée Fleming, and evolutionary biologist E. O. Wilson, Your Brain on Art is an authoritative guide to neuroaesthetics. 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.

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

"Your Brain on Art" ist eine tiefgreifende Untersuchung darüber, wie Kunst unsere Gehirne und Körper beeinflusst. Die Autorinnen, Susan Magsamen und Ivy Ross, erforschen die biologischen Reaktionen, die wir auf ästhetische Erfahrungen haben, und zeigen auf, wie dieses Wissen nicht nur unser individuelles Wohlbefinden verbessern kann, sondern auch das unserer Gemeinschaften. Durch die Linse der Neuroästhetik wird deutlich, dass Kunst weit über Genuss und Abstraktion hinausgeht. Sie hat das Potenzial, uns bei der Heilung von Stress, Angst und anderen Herausforderungen des modernen Lebens zu unterstützen. Die Autorinnen bieten Einblicke, wie alltägliche Kunstformen, wie das Gärtnern oder das Hören bestimmter Musik, transformative Wirkungen auf unsere psychische Gesundheit haben können. Dieses Buch ist eine Einladung, die tiefere Verbindung zwischen Kunst und menschlichem Wohlbefinden zu erkunden und zu verstehen, wie wir durch Kunst nicht nur als Individuen, sondern auch als Gesellschaft gedeihen können.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A life-altering, science-backed exploration of the healing power of art, which has now been proven to help lower stress, supercharge learning and creativity, extend your lifespan, and combat loneliness. “This book blew my mind!”—Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Finalist for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award and the Porchlight Business Book Award What is art? Many of us think of the arts as entertainment—a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show how activities from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture, and more are essential to our lives. 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 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. They expand our understanding of how playing music builds cognitive skills and enhances learning, the vibrations of a tuning fork create sound waves to counteract stress, virtual reality can provide cutting-edge therapeutic benefit, and interactive exhibits dissolve the boundaries between art and viewers, engaging all of our senses and strengthening memory. Doctors have even been prescribing museum visits to address loneliness, dementia, and many other physical and mental health concerns. Your Brain on Art is a portal into this new understanding about how the arts and aesthetics can help us transform traditional medicine, build healthier communities, and mend an aching planet. Featuring conversations with artists such as David Byrne, Renée Fleming, and evolutionary biologist E. O. Wilson, Your Brain on Art is an authoritative guide to neuroaesthetics. 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.