Experiencing Art: Katherine Cotter
Art is a widely accessible mood-booster, if we take the time to really look and reflect on an artist’s work. In this episode of Incredible Mind, Katherine Cotter, Associate Director of Research at the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at U Penn’s Positive Psychology Center, explains what happens in our brains when we look at art, what is meant by everyday creativity, and how experiencing art contributes to our sense of well being.
Episode Guide:
0:00 Intro
1:22 Defining Positive Psychology
3:03 Katherine’s Journey to Research
4:14 Democratization of creativity
6:45 Art and the Brain…
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