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Magsaman is the founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Ross is the vice president of hardware design at Google. Listening to music or watching a play can help build stronger prefrontal cortex skills like memory. This doesn't mean you have to go out and buy your kid a piano or pay for painting classes. Doesn't matter, Ross says. "It's not about whether the art is good or bad, it's the act of engaging in the art whether it's the making or the beholding" that improves cognition, says Ross.
Persons: Susan Magsaman, Ivy Ross, Ross Organizations: International, Center, Applied Neuroaesthetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Google
There are lots of daily tasks — eating vegetables, doing homework, brushing teeth — that kids might not understand, or care, are beneficial. Though, there is one less-talked-about activity that is crucial for child development: engaging with and creating art. "Children who are using the arts are better problem solvers," says Susan Magsamen, co-author of "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us." Magsamen is also the founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "We think it starts to regulate the nervous system in a way that changes how we feel."
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