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Your Brain on Art : How the Arts Transform Us

Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: January 30, 2025
ISBN: 9781805301233
304 pages, B&W illustrations throughout, plus 16pp full colour plate section
Country of publication: United Kingdom

£10.99

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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.

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