Your Brain on Art: How Creativity Makes Us Better Learners | Ideas in English for Advanced English Listening Practice

Art: it does the body and brain good!  In this Book Talk episode, I offer a summary of some mindblowing science I learned in a book titled: “Your Brain on Art”. I explore and try to explain how creativity shapes and reshapes the brain, and why art isn’t just enrichment, but essential for learning.  The episode addresses brain plasticity, saliency, attention, emotional regulation, and myriad art forms, and what all of this means for language learning. Curiosity, creative engagement, and embodied learning help ideas stick, deepen empathy, and build stronger communication skills, and so much more. Art is not just some extracurricular activity: we all benefit when we support the arts and add the arts into our lives. Does art light up your heart and brain too? What artform ignites your passions? As always, I’ll highlight advanced English language (C1/C2) along the way. Hear You Go gives intermediate and advanced English learners a space to think, learn, and connect in English.   Links to go further: Book and website: Your Brain on Art: How Art Transforms Us. SnowWorld melts away pain for burn patients, using virtual reality snowballs – GeekWire Snow World Playful Learning Landscapes Susan and Ivy in conversation with Adam Grant on Re:Thinking podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking/id1554567118?i=1000638235601   Get in touch: ⏰  To work with me 1:1, add your name to the waitlist. 📥 Do you get my newsletter? It’s really the best way to hear from me. You can also follow me on Instagram. 🎶 Amos the Transparent provides my theme song. They're an awesome group of talented musicians. Give them some love and check out their music.  Please share the podcast and spread the knowledge!