When Susan Magsamen made the decision to end her first marriage, she faced emotional and difficult days working through not only her own feelings but those of her young sons. It took a lump of one ...

Art can make the brain's wiring stronger, more flexible and ready to learn, say the authors of a new book, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.

The new season of UCSB Reads will officially kick off Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, with a book giveaway for students at the UC Santa Barbara Library. Chancellor Henry Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor David ...

Creativity isn’t cute, it’s messy, wild, and occasionally panic-inducing. But that inner chaos? It’s pure gold if you know ...

Brain Matters How art, music and dance affect your brain and body. In their upcoming book, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross promote the new science of neuroaesthetics — how creative pursuits ...

Twelve powerful books that will not only challenge your thinking but will shift your worldview completely, and give your brain the ultimate upgrade., Books News - Times Now ...

Joseph Jebelli, author of “The Brain at Rest: How the Art and Science of Doing Nothing Can Improve Your Life.” ...

Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...