Event Details
This event is part of a lecture series, Breakfast University, dedicated to arts and culture.
This engaging talk describes empirical research showing how engaging with the arts benefits psychological and physical well-being. You’ll learn why visiting museums helps reduce anxiety, depression, and loneliness, and how simply looking at art can reduce stress and boost the immune system. We’ll also explore why creating art improves cognitive functioning as well as life satisfaction. We’ll investigate how music, literature and performance serve as sparks for experiencing, processing, and understanding human feeling. This talk ends by providing practical, evidence-based strategies that audience members can immediately apply to enhance well-being.
Catherine A. Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College.
Doors open at 9:15 AM for coffee, and the lecture starts at 10:00 AM.