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  • Human Flourishing and the Arts in Unprecedented Times: Part II

    In this two-part series, we explore the burgeoning field of human flourishing (or simply “flourishing”), and its real-world arts- and aesthetics-based applications for bettering our physical and mental well-being.  If […]

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  • How Improvisational Movement and Dance Affect the Brain: A Q&A With Wake Forest Researchers Christina Hugenschmidt, PhD, and Christina Soriano

    A diverse group of participants take part in an Improvment dance experience

    New research shows great potential for improvisational movement to help older adults and individuals with perceived memory loss and neurodegeneration; benefits include improved balance, improved balance confidence, and improved mood. […]

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  • Human Flourishing in Unprecedented Times: Part I

    In this two-part series, we explore the burgeoning field of human flourishing (or simply “flourishing”), and its real-world applications for bettering our physical and mental well-being. In the last few […]

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  • How “Arts on Prescription” Could Change the Course of Healthcare: Q&A With IAM Lab’s Director of Research, Tasha Golden, PhD

    In this interview, Dr. Tasha Golden, Director of Research at the IAM Lab, discusses social prescribing, evaluating the nation’s first arts on prescription program “CultureRx”, and sharing what needs to […]

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  • How Dance Can Relieve Stress and Help Us Reconnect With Community During COVID-19

    A joyful woman dancing on blue background

    As mental health issues increased in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in art-making has also expanded — offering ways for us to creatively cope with the new […]

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  • In Rhythm With Nature: A Digital Wellbeing Experiment in Collaboration With Google Arts & Culture

    In Rhythm With Nature

    IAM Lab is proud to partner with Google Arts & Culture and Google’s Wellbeing Lab in a digital wellbeing experiment called “In Rhythm With Nature”, inspired by the flower clock […]

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  • Hopkins Releases Scoping Review on “Setting” for Psychedelic Experience and Launches Multi-Institutional Collaboration

    Psychedelic and vibrant colors and shapes

    As research grows, interest also continues to rise in psychedelic therapies as treatments for addiction and mental health conditions, including PTSD and depression. But how does the “set and setting” […]

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  • Redesigning the Office to Support Brain Health

    With the pandemic stretching into a third year, employers are scrambling to reconfigure how and where work gets done, with more businesses returning to in-person following years of Zoom meetings […]

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  • Do You See What I See? IAM Lab Launches Investigation Into the Pareidolia Phenomenon

    Human faces don’t normally belong on clouds or slices of toast. Potatoes are not seals. And peppers don’t usually look like they need a little hug. But the human mind […]

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  • The Neuroscience of Music and Parkinson’s Disease

    As anyone who has ever heard “their song” can attest, the right music has the power to make you move. Now, healthcare providers are trying to harness this power to […]

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