Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

Susan Magsamen of Johns Hopkins and Google designer Ivy Ross explore the young science of neuroaesthetics, which studies how art affects the brain and body. They argue that the arts are essential to health. The authors survey research on music, dance, painting, architecture and other forms. They show how art can ease stress and depression, aid healing and learning, and help communities thrive, and suggest ways to bring more of it into everyday life.

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Tony Fadell: “This fantastic new book shares the new science behind humanity's evolutionary birthright -- to make and behold art and its power to transform our lives.”