Your Brain on Art

Your Brain on Art (2023) offers remarkable insights into how artistic endeavors and aesthetics – from music and dance to drawing and interior design – can rewire our brains and improve our lives.

• Art and science enthusiasts
• Anxious or stressed-out people looking for solutions
• People curious about the benefits of art therapy

Susan Magsamen is an assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She’s also the founder and executive director of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics, which is part of the Pedersen Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins.

Ivy Ross is vice president of design for Google’s hardware product division. She’s also a renowned artist who’s worked for numerous companies over the years, including Calvin Klein, Swatch, and Mattel. Her art and design work has won her many awards and in 2019 she was among the top ten in Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” list.