What Happens in Your Brain

Making art and your brain

This is an interesting article from MindShift called What Happens in Your Brain When You Make Art. There is a lot going on and this article helps put it in perspective and provides information for communicating with administrators, school leaders and/or community members to help them better understand the value of visual art.

“Anything that engages your creative mind — the ability to make connections between unrelated things and imagine new ways to communicate — is good for you,” says Girija Kaimal. She is a professor at Drexel University and a researcher in art therapy, leading art sessions with members of the military suffering from traumatic brain injury and caregivers of cancer patients.

But she’s a big believer that art is for everybody — and no matter what your skill level, it’s something you should try to do on a regular basis. Here’s why:

It helps you imagine a more hopeful future. 

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