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Artistic Resilience

Investigating brain dynamics underlying artistic engagement and how these activities can shape and strengthen brain circuits allow us to reach our full potential

girl at easel, drawing
Susan Magsamen, M.A.S.
“While much is already clear, we truly have just begun to understand the basis of the resiliency promoting power of aesthetic experience. The planned efforts of the FAU Center for the Resilient Mind hold great promise for illuminating the connections that reciprocally link art to brain health.”
Susan Magsamen, M.A.S.
Executive Director of IAM Lab,
Johns Hopkins,
Co-Director, NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative