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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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  • The Mental Health Benefits of Reading

    Despite recent controversies over which books should line the shelves of schools and libraries, there is little debate that literature expands the mind. But can the act of reading also […]

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  • Neuroarts: An Emerging Field With a Plan to Transform Health

    Artists across cultures and throughout history have long recognized what scientific research has only recently been able to confirm: The arts are essential to our ability to heal and thrive. […]

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  • Boosting Vaccine Confidence With the Arts

    The rapid development of safe and effective vaccines against the novel coronavirus is a remarkable feat of scientific achievement. And it’s our best shot for getting through a global pandemic. […]

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  • The Arts Are the Reset Button Students Need This School Year

    Around this time last year, many parents, teachers, and students ventured into the great unknown—a year of remote or hybrid learning. We fretted about learning losses from the disruptive lockdowns […]

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  • Norman Galinsky Draws Stillness and Energy from Geometric Art

    When you first view Norman Galinsky’s minimalistic art, you may not guess that the artist’s first career was in engineering. Ever since childhood, Galinsky’s two main passions were science and […]

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  • More Than Words: Why Poetry is Good for Our Health

    Amanda Gorman

    “Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: That even as we grieved, we grew That even as we hurt, we hoped That even as we tired, we […]

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  • Sound Health Network Launches to Advance Music and Health Research

    A growing chorus of scientists, researchers, musicians, clinicians, and patients interested in music and health now have a new network to help bring them together. On Tuesday, January 26, the […]

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  • The Art of Nostalgia: Using the Past for Relief in the Present Pandemic

    When the pandemic put me in lockdown, I decided to make use of extra time at home by sorting through boxes of memorabilia in my closet. My goal: throw stuff […]

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  • How Video Games Can Be a Healthy Escape During Lockdown

    In the middle of lockdown, I was on an island fishing with my girlfriend. After selling our catch at the local store, we took an impromptu date to the museum […]

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