Ongoing studies in how learning the arts affects the brain

LATimes story on some ongoing studies about neurology and creativity: Getting Scientific About Arts Education.

Perfect pitch never helped me much in high school algebra, but it would be nice to see some results proving that studying the arts facilitates learning in other areas. And I am looking forward to the day when the positive psychology folks are able to do some in-depth work linking gratification and satisfaction to participation in extra-curricular activities.

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2 Responses to “Ongoing studies in how learning the arts affects the brain”

  1. Quiche Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    I’ve always found that after practicing math and solving complex equations for hours my eyes change. My vision sees the world around me or a painting with more vibrancy. Even the frequency of color is more apparent and the colors are more intense. Op-art may have the same effect of seeing a movement or vibration due to the frequency of colors placed next to one another. Doing math and then viewing art speeds up this process for me so that I don’t really have to wait or force the phenomenon to occur. Does anyone else notice changes in perception after working with mathematical equations?

  2. lorna Says:
    July 13th, 2009 at 1:08 am

    That’s really intense. I can totally see where this could happen. I find when I get frustrated or angry I often have a shift in perception and in the middle of the most inappropriate situations wish to begin drawing.

    Hmmm…. when I do math, I often get frustrated too… anyway, interesting observation, I am going to play with this.

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