Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

According to peer-reviewed studies of this work, the techniques used by CMBM have “reduced the numbers of those qualifying for the diagnosis of PTSD by 80% or more.” Let us repeat that: Programs that incorporate drawings as an early intervention reduced PTSD by more than 80 percent. For some of us, our difficult experiences do reside in the conscio

aesthetics into your life and see how it changes your mood. The list is endless and the results are immediate.

The first stage of stress is alarm. Her body registered the emotion of fear as something dangerous occurring. In terms of neurobiology, this activated the autonomic nervous system, via the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands, and invoked her body’s fight-flight-freeze response. Hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline surged and her heart r

This network of interconnected brain regions is active when you are not focused on the outside world but rather focused internally.

There are several regions in the brain, anchored in the anterior insula and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, that work to help you determine what is salient.

the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture with the goal of applying the latest in neuro and cognitive sciences to the betterment of our built environment.

It’s a catalyst for wondering, and it’s also the place where you think about things that don’t have an explicit goal. When you’re making art, how you choose to express yourself comes in part from this network. The DMN is a filter for what you think is beautiful or not beautiful, memorable or not, meaningful

Our body movements are planned by an area in the forebrain known as the basal ganglia, while our cerebellum helps to regulate posture, coordination, and balance. A group of sensory nerves known as interoceptors

Still visualizing your brain as a globe, imagine millions of roads, highways, and bridges covering all areas, with trillions of streetlights on all of them. In some areas there are super-bright lights, in others the illumination is fainter. Some roads might look abandoned while others appear to be heavily trafficked. These are the electrical neural