There is growing interest in the intersection between the arts and healing as research validates important clinical outcomes. A new field of study, the neuroarts, examines how the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably change the brain and body, and how this knowledge is translated into practices that advance health and wellbeing.
Neuroarts is the transdisciplinary study of how the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably change the body, brain, and behavior and how this knowledge is translated into specific practices that advance health and wellbeing. – NeuroArts Blueprint
The University of Minnesota NeuroArts Network
In 2024, Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing Founder and Director Dr. Mary Jo Kreitzer and Dr. Hubert Lim, Director of the Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, established the University of Minnesota NeuroArts Network with a twofold purpose: to identify faculty and staff at the University of Minnesota with an interest in research at the intersection of the arts, wellbeing, and neuroscience, and to use the network to disseminate information and resources to foster collaboration.