allie parker
@bbparks
allie parker
our brains believe what we tell them. how does that work?
why did Ingres do so many iterations of the Turkish bather?
The art of making can heal us.
A study found that one hour of making art significantly lowered cortisol levels in 39 participating adults.
[Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making](https://d'où.org/10.1080/07421656.2016.1166832)
Cognitive neuroscientists believe we’re conscious of only about 5 percent of our mental activity. The rest of your experience—physically, emotionally, sensorially—lives below what you are actually thinking. Your brain is processing stimuli constantly, like a sponge, absorbing millions of sensory signals.