Your brain on art : how the arts transform us
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New York : Random House, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
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xvii, 280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Random House, [2023].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-263) and index.
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"Have you ever gotten chills while listening to a particularly gorgeous piece of music? Or felt a sense of calm while gazing at a painting of a serene landscape? We have experiences like those every day, but rarely stop to consider what's happening internally to cause them. In Your Brain on Art, founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Susan Magsamen and Google designer Ivy Ross explain how, by understanding how we biologically react to aesthetic experiences, we can not only heal as individuals but thrive as communities. Using the new science of neuroaesthetics, which explores our physiological reactions to art, Magsamen and Ross show us how, for instance, gardening can help a person heal from trauma or listening to a major fifth interval can snap the body out of a fight-or-flight response. Beyond enjoyment and abstraction, art can change the way we operate on a daily, practical level. And, in addition to helping each of us heal from stress, anxiety, burnout, and other malaises of modern life, neuroaesthetics can effect major change in society writ large, whether through public art murals in high-crime areas or music and dance therapy for patients experiencing neurodegenerative disorders"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Magsamen, S., & Ross, I. (2023). Your brain on art: how the arts transform us (First edition.). Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Magsamen, Susan and Ivy Ross. 2023. Your Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us. Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Magsamen, Susan and Ivy Ross. Your Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us Random House, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Magsamen, Susan,, and Ivy Ross. Your Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us First edition., Random House, 2023.

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