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Life Arts 10/26/2023 at 7:41 PM EDT

Neuroaesthetics: How Art is Scientifically Proven to Help Brain Health

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Research shows that art is not just a fundamental aspect of our humanity, but also essential to our well-being. In a culture reeling from the pandemic, social justice and political travesties, epidemic health issues such as obesity, rising rates of depression and anxiety, suicide, and chronic diseases, our brains need a break. An art break. Art can create new neuropathways in the brain --Just 20 minutes of art a day makes a huge difference as either the maker or the beholder. As a result, doctors now prescribe visits to art museums for some patients.

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)

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