Playful creativity through songs or brush strokes while painting or dance steps does more than entertain; it fuels your child’s cognitive, emotional and social growth. As studies from MIT, brain ...

Iron Skulls Co dancers Adrian Vega (left) and Diego Garrido performed the dance duet Un último recuerdo for the spectators participating in the study. Photo: Juanmi Ponce. University of Helsinki ...

To make sense of difficult science, Michael Kofi Esson often turns to art. When he's struggling to understand the immune system or a rare disease, music and poetry serve as an anchor. "It helps calm ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body. A scene from “Epiphany Machine” at ...

Playing music, dancing, creating art — and even playing some types of video games — aren’t just immersive and emotionally rewarding. They may actually slow down brain aging, a new study suggests. By ...