allie parker
@bbparks
allie parker
@bbparks
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.