The Art Effect

Trauma

The Role of Community Arts in Trauma Recovery

International Arts + Mind Lab on January 23, 2024

Substantial evidence highlights art’s positive effects on mental health outcomes in recovery from trauma. Community-based arts and cultural practices may be a solution.

Substantial evidence highlights art’s positive effects on mental health outcomes in recovery from trauma. Community-based arts and cultural practices may be a solution.

Health

Arts on Prescription: An Emerging Model of Mental Healthcare

International Arts + Mind Lab on September 13, 2023

How an emerging practice known as "social prescribing" leverages the power of culture, art, and nature for mental health.

How an emerging practice known as "social prescribing" leverages the power of culture, art, and nature for mental health.

Neuroscience

Human Flourishing and the Arts in Unprecedented Times

International Arts + Mind Lab on May 10, 2023

Human flourishing and its real-world arts-and-aesthetics-based applications can better our physical and mental well-being.

Human flourishing and its real-world arts-and-aesthetics-based applications can better our physical and mental well-being.

Environment

Human Flourishing in Unprecedented Times

International Arts + Mind Lab on March 28, 2023

In this post, we explore the field of human flourishing and its real-world applications for bettering our physical and mental well-being.

In this post, we explore the field of human flourishing and its real-world applications for bettering our physical and mental well-being.

Trauma

Restoring Mental Health in the Face of Trauma

International Arts + Mind Lab on March 14, 2023

How making art serves as a catalyst to help us process our emotions, even in the face of PTSD.

How making art serves as a catalyst to help us process our emotions, even in the face of PTSD.

Trauma

Restoring Mental Health in the Face of Trauma

International Arts + Mind Lab on March 10, 2023

Understanding the benefits of expressing traumatic experiences through writing and the consequences of keeping them to ourselves.

Understanding the benefits of expressing traumatic experiences through writing and the consequences of keeping them to ourselves.

Stress

How Dance Can Relieve Stress and Help Us Heal From COVID-19

International Arts + Mind Lab on November 22, 2022

Could dancing help us manage and heal from a collective traumatic experience, like COVID-19? The benefits may improve our well-being.

Could dancing help us manage and heal from a collective traumatic experience, like COVID-19? The benefits may improve our well-being.

Attention

Redesigning the Office to Support Brain Health

International Arts + Mind Lab on July 27, 2022

Can I have your attention, please? Architects and designers look to neuroscience to build workplaces that fight mental fatigue and burnout.

Can I have your attention, please? Architects and designers look to neuroscience to build workplaces that fight mental fatigue and burnout.

Neuroscience

The Neuroscience of Music and Parkinson’s Disease

International Arts + Mind Lab on April 28, 2022

Music's influence on the brain is so profound that it may improve both motor and mood-related symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Music's influence on the brain is so profound that it may improve both motor and mood-related symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Health

The Mental Health Benefits of Reading

International Arts + Mind Lab on March 16, 2022

From bibliotherapy to book clubs, research shows that reading can be a real boon to our mental wellbeing.

From bibliotherapy to book clubs, research shows that reading can be a real boon to our mental wellbeing.

Health

Neuroarts: An Emerging Field with a Plan to Transform Health

International Arts + Mind Lab on February 9, 2022

Despite growing evidence pointing to their value, the arts have yet to be adopted as part of mainstream medicine and health. That may be changing.

Despite growing evidence pointing to their value, the arts have yet to be adopted as part of mainstream medicine and health. That may be changing.

Trauma

Veterans Use Creative Forces to Heal Invisible Wounds of War

International Arts + Mind Lab on November 10, 2021

For veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, the Creative Forces initiative is a powerful ally.

For veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, the Creative Forces initiative is a powerful ally.

Health

The Arts Are the Reset Button Students Need This School Year

International Arts + Mind Lab on September 16, 2021

Are the kids alright? For educators, the arts are a powerful tool to take the emotional temperature of the classroom and support their students' wellbeing.

Are the kids alright? For educators, the arts are a powerful tool to take the emotional temperature of the classroom and support their students' wellbeing.