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The Art of Science and The Science of Art

During the late twentieth century, the discipline of neuroscience has increased interest in the brain’s function and most recently, in how the brain reacts and relates to the arts. How does the brain process the arts? How does the brain transform that which we see and hear into an emotional and physiological response within the human body? The answers lie within the pathways of the brain.
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How and Why Do the Arts Make Us Feel

Have you ever wondered how and why the arts are a universal language that all human beings share, no matter their culture? It has to do with the make-up of our human brain and the chemistry within it. As an actor turned drama therapist and today, the executive director of the Greens at Greenwich, Maria Scaros has studied the healing power of the arts for over 30 years. She has witnessed how visual art speaks to us non-verbally. In the theater and storytelling, we gasp at catastrophe, weep with star crossed lovers and applaud opportunity. Music conjures memories and dance is often an aphrodisiac. We are moved for good reason and it is not accidental.
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