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Art Meets Science: The Connection Between Art and Brain Development Art can heal. Listening to music, for example, produces responses in the brain and body that can reduce stress and promote psychological well-being, which in turn has a beneficial impact on physical health. Making music, drawing, or creating art in other ways may also have health benefits. (The art displayed here was created by Elizabeth Sowell, Ph.D.) What’s more, research suggests that creating art or taking lessons in the arts strengthens circuits in a person’s brain. Researchers with the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD Study®) are studying the teen brain to learn more about how it grows and develops—including the connection between creating art and brain development. Read our NIDA for Teens article on the intersections of art and the brain and body to learn more! Read More Join NIDA and others March 22–28 for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW), an annual health observance linking teens to science-based facts to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. Click here to learn more about NDAFW

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