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Many people see the arts as a hobby or a luxury. But what if they were a genuine resource for our wellbeing? What if they had real healing power, as the traditions of Arabic and Ayurvedic medicine have long held?
Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning researcher and a leading authority on the beneficial link between the arts and health, draws on robust scientific evidence to reveal the transformative power of this pairing. The studies she reviews show that songs support the structural development of children's brains; that visual art and music reduce depression, stress and pain, with effects comparable to those of medication; that dance builds new neural connections after brain injury; that attending concerts, exhibitions and performances lowers the risk of future isolation and frailty; and that artistic activities slow cognitive decline and help in neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Above all, Fancourt shares the most effective tools for looking after our health. Grounded in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, immunology, physiology, behavioural science and epidemiology, and enriched by moving personal stories, L'arte che cura is an essential, engaging and practical guide to creating your own "arts prescription".
With a foreword by Pier Luigi Sacco, Catterina Seia and Annalisa Cicerchia.
Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning researcher and a leading authority on the beneficial link between the arts and health, draws on robust scientific evidence to reveal the transformative power of this pairing. The studies she reviews show that songs support the structural development of children's brains; that visual art and music reduce depression, stress and pain, with effects comparable to those of medication; that dance builds new neural connections after brain injury; that attending concerts, exhibitions and performances lowers the risk of future isolation and frailty; and that artistic activities slow cognitive decline and help in neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Above all, Fancourt shares the most effective tools for looking after our health. Grounded in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, immunology, physiology, behavioural science and epidemiology, and enriched by moving personal stories, L'arte che cura is an essential, engaging and practical guide to creating your own "arts prescription".
With a foreword by Pier Luigi Sacco, Catterina Seia and Annalisa Cicerchia.
L’arte che cura
