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 ...

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 ...

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.

From books about the beauty and intricacies of the brain, to ones that explore the neuroscience of autism and individuality, these are great to read and gift.

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 ...

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

The blend of science and art is called neuroarts or neuro-aesthetics. The new book, “Your Brain On Art: How The Arts Transform Us,” shows both the growth and importance of the field that ...

Now, a new book, Your Brain on Art, by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, helps explain why that might be the case. By focusing in on the science of “neuroaesthetics”—how our brains respond to aesthetic and ...

The next time you feel the pressure to do more, rebel a little. Sink into your sofa, let your thoughts drift, and master the art of doing nothing. Your brain will thank you for it.

The Electric State might not have been a stellar movie, but the art book it’s based on, by Simon Stålenhag, is still great and a reminder that Art Books are Good ...