We bring the world in through our senses, these neurotransmitters and hormones induce neuroplasticity. There's 100 billion neurons that we're born with, but there's quadrillions of synapses and trillions of neural pathways that are created. And so they change and grow and sculpt throughout our lives. It all happens through novelty, surprise, curiosity, you know, this sort of sense of wonder. I don't think life can get much better than that.
In their new book Your Brain on Art, VP of Hardware Design at Google Ivy Ross and Founder and Director of the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Susan Magsamen show that great art and stories are not just enjoyable, but necessary for us to flourish as humans. On this episode of the FoST Podcast, they discuss the neuroscience supporting their hypothesis and the culture shift needed to help us live fuller, more artistic lives.
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© 2023 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
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New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Founder, Jason Oberholtzer
Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Ivy Ross, Susan Magsamen, Meghal Janardan, Bonnie Eldon, Elisabeth March, Michael Bass, and Megan Worman.