#susan magsamen

[fashionofemmacdwatson]

Florida 2023 💜 Story | Instagram Post | Florida | July 9, 2023

Emma shared that she was reading “Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us” 🧠🎨 by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross ($23.99).

📸: Emma Watson

[a-skirmish-of-wit-and-lit]

Book Review: Your Brain On Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

If you are one of those people who doubts the transformative power of the arts, then read this. If you already have an idea of the link that exists between the arts and your own personal well-being, then read this.

This book talks extensively about the physiological, psychological, and biological changes that experiencing art can have on the human body and psyche and it's fascinating! It will make you re-think how you interact with or implement it into your own life.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC in exchange for my review.

3/5 stars

**Follow me on Goodreads

[lizziethereader]

June 2023 wrapup

I was incredibly busy this month and felt like I didn't get a lot of reading in. Turns out I read more than I thought! Unfortunately, most books were not quite as good as I was hoping for them to be.

favorites of the month: Legendborn and Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

nonfiction of the month (3): Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfiled Jamison, Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, My Hygge Home by Meik Wiking

classics (1): A Laodicean by Thomas Hardy

poetry (1): A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver

graphic novel (1): How Mirka Got Her Sword (Hereville #1) by Barry Deutsch

[gtunesmiff]

When the arts become a regular practice – the way you might improve nutrition, increase exercise, prioritize sleep – you unleash an innate tool that helps you navigate the peaks and valleys of your inner life. And the best news is, you don’t have to be great or even good at making art to experience the benefits.

~ Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross

[just-a-cup-of-anxietea]

End of the Year Book Tag 2023

Tagged by @the---hermit! Thanks friend!!

Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?

AHAHA yes. Very much yes. I have SO many books that I started this year and need to finish; it's honestly pretty ridiculous. I think the official number is something like...36? So, yea. I'd say of those 36, I only intend to actually finish 4-6 by year's end. (Two of those are textbooks for courses that end in December.) I have a very long list of books that I "need" to finish, but I'm flexible on the timeline.

Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?

Not really, no. I've just been doing my best to keep my head above water lately, so I haven't been doing book (read: vibe) planning or, like, conscious book transitions. I suppose I probably should find an autumnal book, though, huh? Would be nice! Cozy vibes are always good. I am writing this now while on break, and I have a bit of time to make that Deliberate Choice of an Autumn Book Selection. (Any suggestions, anyone?)

Is there a new release you're still waiting for?

YES!! Marissa Meyer's With a Little Luck comes out on February 13, 2024. Not this year, so I don't know if that's exactly what this question is asking, BUT I'M VERY EXCITED FOR IT. Ali Hazelwood's Bride is also coming in Feb of next year, Feb 6, and I'm pretty stoked! (I've been reading more romcoms lately, and it shows.) I can't think of any releases I'm waiting for between now and Dec 31, 2023 though.

What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?

I'm still finishing up the 23 books in '23 list. I just finished The Alchemy of Architecture by Ken Tate and Duke Tate (finished literally ten minutes ago lol), but I'm still trying to get to O Pioneers! by Willa Cather, The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs by Tristan Gooley, and Beyond the Last Oasis by Ted Edwards. (Planning to update that 23 books in '23 list very, very soon on my studyblr! YAY FOR BREAK AND HAVING TIME!)

Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?

I mean, I think if I anticipate the shock, it’s not really shock anymore, is it? So no. But ALSO, in a less pedantic sense, I think maybe I could really like How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler. I've read quite a few good books this year though, so we shall see!

Have you already started making reading plans for next year?

Oh, I’ve got a TBR that could stretch to Mars on TNR size .2 font, babey! The exhaustive list is, as always, available on my Goodreads. I do have specific plans and lists that I'm hoping to enact next year, though, yeah. Of those, I've got the 24 books in 2024 list (tentative, still making decisions about what I'll Officially Include), the Intro to Philosophy list (lots of Nietzsche, Jung, and Plato), the Psychology list (covering all things from neuroanatomy to neurotoxins to cognitive sci), and the Environmental Science list (lots of eco-anxiety fodder). From these lists, I'm particularly looking forward to Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid by Thor Hanson, and The Republic by Plato.

No pressure tagging: @noa-the-physicist @daydreaming-optimist @nettlewildfairy @courageisneverforgotten @obesecamels @deirdrerose @permanentreverie @dinosnaurnuggets @willowstea @senatorhotcheeto and anyone else who wants to!

[clementinecompendium]

Book List: Maestromind

For the "siren" archetype; a villain with mind control powers through music.

Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music by Lawrence Sherman, Dennis Plies

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross

The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art by Anjan Chatterjee MD

How Music Works by David Byrne

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas

Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser

Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty by Ben Ratliff

Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds by John Powell

The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music by David Sulzer

Emotion and Meaning in Music by Leonard B. Meyer

Musical Emotions Explained: Unlocking the Secrets of Musical Affect by Patrik N. Juslin

The Science-Music Borderlands: Reckoning with the Past and Imagining the Future by Elizabeth H. Margulis (Editor), Psyche Loui (Editor), Deirdre Loughridge (Editor)

The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell: How to Create Hits in Today's Music Industry by Eric Beall

On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone by Philip Ewell

The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain by Donald Hodges (Editor), Michael Thaut (Editor)

The Science of Music and the Music of Science: How Music Reveals Our Brain, Our Humanity and the Cosmos by Michael J. Montague

How to Listen to Jazz by Ted Gioia

The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth by Michael Spitzer

The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature by Daniel J. Levitin

MUSIC AND THE MIND by Anthony Storr

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin

Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics by Gordon Graham

Art, Aesthetics, and the Brain by Joseph P. Huston (Editor), Marcos Nadal (Editor), Francisco Mora (Editor), Luigi F. Agnati (Editor), Camilo José Cela Conde (Editor)

Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger by Albert Hofstadter (Author, Editor), Richard Kuhns (Author, Editor)

Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) by Steven M. Cahn (Editor), Stephanie Ross (Editor), Sandra L. Shapshay (Editor)

The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts by Pablo P. L. Tinio (Editor), Jeffrey K. Smith (Editor)

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina Kraus

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross

[radiofauxshow]

Song of the Day: June 5, 2024

Yikii: Heavenly Hell Heavenly Hell on Amazon Prime Music Music that is difficult to listen to does not appeal to most, but I find it extremely rewarding. I recently read a CNN article by Jessica DuLong about the importance of art in one’s life and in the evolution and prosperity of humans across the millennia. In the article, she interviews authors Susan Magsamen and Bianca Bosker, and asks…

[education30and40blog]

How arts education builds better brains and better lives | KQED

See on Scoop.it - Education 2.0 & 3.0

“Your Brain on Art” by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross explores how arts education can enhance the plasticity of the brain and improve cognitive, social and emotional development in children.

[carmenblah]

Those who have an aesthetic mindset share four key attributes:

1. A high level of curiosity

2. A love of playful, open-ended exploration

3. Keen sensory awareness

4. A drive to engage in creative activities as a maker and/or beholder

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

[cosmicmote]

Morning Spiral (Day 1)

splatter brush and fine rake, using Corel Painter

with photographs layered in and stripped of color

original was mostly blue and a bit of red, before framing

have been reading through a book here and there called Your Brain On Art: How The Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, it goes into story of a woman opening a box, and it goes into a style of painting in layers, taking photos along the way to document; a cycle of painting and washing over, and what she discovered. To quote a couple of paragraphs from this chapter :

[quote]

"When you make art and you don't know what's going to happen, you're involved in the mystery that life really is. I'm thankful I was not classically trained as an artist because all my work has erupted from the unconscious. I've had to find ways to express that stirring, boiling within, to try to map the ever-moving ocean. That's where I think art is most healing. Our hands can lead us to healing. They have a special intelligence that helps us to go inside ourselves - where only we can journey."

Later, Judy integrated talk therapy into her journey to wholeness. When Judy shared the photographs of the Continuin Paintings with her therapist, she responded, "What you depicted is the healing process, the spiraling therapeutic process, where you return again and again to something to see it with new eyes. Healing doesn't happen in a straight line. It unfolds." Judy intuitively had created a container that held the charge of her past traumatic experiences and her need to process and let go. Judy was able to paint meaning for herself.

[/quote]

And of course it goes on.

Everyone has had traumatic experiences in their lives, to varying degrees, but no less importantly everyone has issues and things to process and let go. It's part of life, and living.

Anyways, I plan to paint these Morning Spirals, close to the start of the day for a week or two, and share them here, and see where it all goes.

[wasfaasif786]

The Influence of Colours on Behaviour

Children’s behavior can be influenced by a wide range of factors be it genetics, environment, culture, or parenting style. A child’s development through arts also plays an important role in their growth and learning. Adjusting children to the environments or to understand the cultures, art can help through recreation while providing enjoyment. If a child is shy, hyperactive, or stubborn Art gives them an opportunity to cope with their attitude Through Art activities, Children can express themselves and with cop different situations and emotions.

Colours put a great impact on behaviours, moods, thoughts and ideas. Every colour has its own impression.

Susan Magsmen, co-author of "Your Brain on Arts: How Arts Transform Us," says, "They build stronger skills in the prefrontal cortex, such as executive skills, function, and memory. They are better able to regulate their emotions."

Every individual has different interpretations and experiences with colors your cultural factors and personal experiences also depend on how colours influence you.

Magsamen, S., Ross, I. (2023). Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us. United Kingdom: Random House Publishing Group.

[gadgetsforusesblog]

20 minutes of art can make you live longer. Here are easy ways to add it to your day, according to a brain scientist.

Susan Magsamen dances like no one is watching, often singing or humming to the tunes of Bonnie Raitt or Miles Davis on Friday nights with her husband in the living room. She moves and sings pretty badly, she admits, but it doesn’t bother her. “You don’t have to be good, but you have to be all-in,” says Magsamen. fortune, touting the benefits of participating in art for fun. “You don’t have to be…

[a-skirmish-of-wit-and-lit]

Tagged by @talesfromthemidnightride Thanks lovely! 💖

Rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Last song: "Empty Space" by James Arthur

Last show: Daisy Jones and the Six

Currently watching: I don't like watching TV in the morning (has something to do with only being moderately awake lmao), so I tend to listen to podcasts instead. Right now I'm listening to "Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe."

Currently reading: "To Swoon and To Spar" (The Regency Vows #4) by Martha Waters, "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen and Iy Ross, I also might start "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins later. I've been feeling a re-read of that series for a while now. I need some Everlark cuteness in my life.

Current obsession: ASMR, ironically. It helps zen me out when I'm in the middle of an autoimmune attack and am hella symptomatic/restless.

Tagging: @bookworm-of-camelot @fay-lans @everydayescapeartist @biblio-blogger and anyone else who's interested!

[lizziethereader]

I last read...

'Your Brain on Art' by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

what I wanted: an interesting investigation of what neuroscience has to say about art

what I got: neat real-world examples but not as much depth as I had hoped

what I thought: This was interesting but felt like it only skimmed the surface a lot of the time. I would have loved to dive deeper (but I guess that's what the reference section is for!). I rate this 3 out of 5 pieces of art.

[danmartinusa]

The authors tell us how to improve our health and build stronger communities. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us By Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross. A 9-hour #Audible biological book narrated by Ellyn Jameson. (at Kingston, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq1YliYPG45/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=