Your brain on art : how the arts transform us / Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

By:

Magsamen, Susan

Contributor(s):

Ross, Ivy, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Random House, [2023]Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 280 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:

0593449231
9780593449233

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Your brain on art.DDC classification:

111/.85 23/eng/20230209

LOC classification:

BH301.P45 M34 2023

Summary: "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. [The authors] 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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Item type	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Lise Kütüphanesi / High School Library	İngilizce Roman Dışı / English Non Fiction (HS)	111.85 MAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T 323386

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-263) and index.

"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. [The authors] 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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