Feeling Artsy? Here’s How Making Art Helps Your Brain Malaka Gharib

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/11/795010044/feeling-artsy-heres-how-making-art-helps-your-brain

“That made me wonder: What is going on in my brain when I draw? Why does it feel so nice? And how can I get other people — even if they don’t consider themselves artists — on the creativity train?

It turns out there’s a lot happening in our minds and bodies when we make art.”