The Art Effect: Neuroaesthetics and the Future of Health Equity (Winter 2024)

“While many practitioners have long observed the healing benefits of engaging with beauty, nature, and the arts, and scientists have been studying such effects for many decades, neuroaesthetics researchers are now zeroing in on the biological mechanisms behind the effects. As a result, a growing number of doctors in the United Kingdom and Canada have embraced prescribing music, dance, and other art activities—an approach supported by research showing that engaging in the arts helps with such ailments as Parkinson’s, dementia, heart disease, and obesity, and can alleviate depression and decrease chronic pain.”

by Ari Honarvar