Art can make the brain's wiring stronger, more flexible and ready to learn, say the authors of a new book, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.

Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on canvas so differently.

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Brain Matters How art, music and dance affect your brain and body In their upcoming book, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross promote the new science of neuroaesthetics — how creative pursuits ...

Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on canvas so differently.When you look at an abstract painting, study it for a ...

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Now, a new book, Your Brain on Art, by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, helps explain why that might be the case. By focusing in on the science of “neuroaesthetics”—how our brains respond to aesthetic and ...

A new book, ‘Your Brain On Art,’ examines new research about the effectiveness of art in healthcare and the benefits of picking up a daily arts practice.

Merging art and science allows the latter to become more accessible, Davenport says. “Neuroplasticity is very, very complex,” she says.