“Your ability to move your attention flexibly, which is called switching, is quite limited,” he said.”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
“Play is a key component of the arts and aesthetics in myriad ways. Art and play are like two sides of the same coin, with play being a part of artistic expression, imagination, creativity, and curiosity.”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
“Drawing “is tapping into a very old part of ourselves and moving us into the emotional and intuitive parts of the brain,”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
“Pennebaker saw that those using expressive writing around trauma had far fewer visits to the campus health center than those who wrote trivial stories.”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
“Leonardo knew that the best way to look at something analytically is to draw it. Water fascinated him, so he drew”
― The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
― The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
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