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Join the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative team on October 15 at 1 p.m. ET for a webinar sharing our newest resource--the Neuroarts Research Field Guide: Understanding How the Arts Shape Our Brain, Body, and Behavior. We're pleased to partner with the Society for Neuroscience's Neuronline team as we host a discussion of our Research Field Guide, which offers a practical overview of foundational concepts and research examples shaping the growing field of neuroarts. Speakers include Emmeline Edwards, PhD, Director of Research, NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative and former Director of the Division of Extramural Research at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH); Susan Chung, PhD, Director of Innovation Programs at HKS; Assal Habibi, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Music, Brain, and Society at the University of Southern California; and Aston K. McCullough, MPhil, PhD, Assistant Professor at Northeastern University and core faculty member of the Center for Cognitive & Brain Health. Looking to learn more about neuroarts before the webinar? Join the Neuroarts Resource Center to access a growing repository of research and information, and connect with others working across arts, health, and science. Register here today: https://lnkd.in/eMBsZyMB

How can the design of places and spaces positively impact our daily lives? Join us October 7 as we host an in-person conversation between Michael P. Murphy Jr., IAM Lab’s inaugural Architect-in-Residence, and Susan Magsamen, IAM Lab Executive Director. This event, How Architecture Transforms Us, will delve into how architecture can support healing and create environments that reflect who we are while supporting who we hope to become. This free event is the first in a series of IAM Lab-led events honoring The Johns Hopkins University Sesquecentennial – 150 Years One Hopkins. The series is supported, in part, by an Envisioning the Future award. It celebrates JHU’s pursuit of knowledge and dedication to improving lives as well as its growth as a global hub for neuroarts and neurospatial design, by exploring how intentional design can affect health and wellbeing. During his residency, Murphy will work closely with faculty, clinicians, researchers, students, and community partners to catalyze new ways of thinking about the built environment. The residency is part of the IAM Lab’s Intentional Spaces Initiative whose work is supported, in part, by The Pedersen Foundation. The talk will take place from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on JHU’s Homewood campus at the SNF Agora Institute, 3102 Wyman Park Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218. This event is free and open to the public. Livestream will be available for those who are unable to join us in person. Please register today to attend in person or via livestream: https://lnkd.in/eTSPF6UY

The academic year is underway and the IAM Lab is excited to announce leading architect, Michael P. Murphy Jr., as its inaugural Architect-in-Residence. This new residency represents a unique opportunity for the IAM Lab to convene voices from around the world at the intersection of architecture, neuroscience, medicine, the arts, and technology via the IAM Lab’s Intentional Spaces Initiative, whose work is supported by the The Pedersen Foundation. During the yearlong residency, Murphy, who brings a distinctive and globally recognized perspective to this position, will work closely with JHU faculty, clinicians, researchers, students, and community partners to catalyze new ways of thinking about the built environment. Central to this effort will be the creation of interdisciplinary forums that bring together architects, neuroscientists, designers, the business community, healthcare leaders, and community stakeholders including a series of salon-style conversations around trauma-informed design, brain-machine hardware and software, and new criteria for measurement and evaluation in faculty-led pilot projects. Murphy is founder of AMMA, a design and development collaborative focused on the ways in which space shapes our minds, bodies, and communities, and former lead founder and CEO of the non-profit design firm MASS Design Group. He has led the design of renowned projects such as The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. Murphy, who has held many positions in academia, is also an author whose pieces have appeared in a variety of publications. His recent book, Our World in Ten Buildings, explores how buildings embody and shape the values, histories, and power structures of societies. We’re excited to collaborate with Mr. Murphy and look forward to seeing where this residency will lead the IAM Lab’s expanding work in neurospatial design. Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/dy663T7F

Check out this recent Psychology Today article looking at how music contributes to development of executive function skills in young people. Drawing on insights from Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, and an International Arts + Mind Lab research partner, the article discusses the importance of executive function — our ability to plan and make good decisions — and the potential role music education may play in developing those skills and what the research shows about the importance of creative expression for youth wellbeing. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eUNGS9TB

A new Psychology Today article highlights recent neuroarts research exploring how community-based arts participation can support trauma recovery and mental health. Drawing on a peer-reviewed study conducted in partnership with Seattle-based Path with Art, the article shares findings that nearly 90% of participants reported improvements in mental health and over 90% reported increased self-efficacy. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dCuJrhZr

Our colleagues at the UK's Humanise.org Campaign have released The Mayors’ Guide: How to Build Back Joy and Belonging, calling on Mayors across the UK to champion development that supports pride, belonging, wellbeing, and long-term value. The guide offers practical recommendations for translating evidence about how the built environment shapes human experience into action, bringing many of the ideas we’re exploring through the Intentional Spaces Initiative into the civic conversation. We’re excited to see this work reaching civic leaders and helping shape the future of our communities. Read the guide here: https://lnkd.in/ewTPFAs4

Check out this recent Psychology Today article looking at how music contributes to development of executive function skills in young people. Drawing on insights from Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, and an International Arts + Mind Lab research partner, the article discusses the importance of executive function — our ability to plan and make good decisions — and the potential role music education may play in developing those skills and what the research shows about the importance of creative expression for youth wellbeing. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eUNGS9TB

Our colleagues at the UK's Humanise.org Campaign have released The Mayors’ Guide: How to Build Back Joy and Belonging, calling on Mayors across the UK to champion development that supports pride, belonging, wellbeing, and long-term value. The guide offers practical recommendations for translating evidence about how the built environment shapes human experience into action, bringing many of the ideas we’re exploring through the Intentional Spaces Initiative into the civic conversation. We’re excited to see this work reaching civic leaders and helping shape the future of our communities. Read the guide here: https://lnkd.in/ewTPFAs4

Do the spaces you live, work, and learn in actively support your health and wellbeing? In this issue of Spa Business, Susan Magsamen, founder and executive director of the International Arts + Mind (IAM) Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and co-director of the NeuroArts Blueprint, explores how neuroaesthetics and intentional design can influence environments. The interview highlights the seminal Intentional Spaces Roadmap and Foundations reports, released in January, which offer practical guidance to create environments that help people flourish. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gyK27tH3