{"id":7899,"date":"2024-11-22T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsyourstorylab.com\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:11:35","slug":"the-neuroscience-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsyourstorylab.com\/?p=7899","title":{"rendered":"The Neuroscience of Art\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYz8AewZE2c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Neuroaesthetics is the neuroscience of art and the study of how we respond to music, dance, the visual arts, and the written word.<br><br>I want your thoughts on this.<br><br>Here is something intriguing that I&#8217;ve just learned. In ancient Greece, when a physician appeared during the era of Socrates, Plato, and Epictetus, the physician would prescribe poetry if a patient had a particular malady.<br><br>Go figure, right?<br><br>Twenty-five hundred years ago, poetry was believed to have curative powers.<br><br>Today&#8217;s neuroscientists are proving what the Greeks knew long ago to be true: that we humans are wired to appreciate the most uniquely beautiful things that exist in nature and are reproduced by people.<br><br>The question in this post is, what do you think of this notion of poetry as a curative&nbsp;tool&nbsp;for a wellness regime?<br><br>If a story can change the biology of humans by making oxytocin flow and making you feel more empathetic.<br><br>Or make cortisol flow because you&#8217;re frightened.<br><br>I&#8217;m contemplating this question because AI is on the near horizon, becoming more powerful and autonomous every day.<br><br>Will increasing our diet of poetry and the arts be how we maintain our humanity?<br><br>Let me know what you think.<br><br>I don&#8217;t quite have the answer.<br><br>I&#8217;d love to have your help.<br><br>Until then, good morning to you, and good morning, sunshine!<br><br>Bye for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neuroaesthetics is the neuroscience of art and the study of how we respond to music, dance, the visual arts, and the written word. 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