OLD MAN IN NURSING HOME REACTS TO MUSIC FROM HIS ERA

NEUROPLASTICITY

“The effect of music training suggests that, akin to physical exercise and its impact on body fitness, music is a resource that tones the brain for auditory fitness and thus requires society to re-examine the role of music in shaping individual development, ” the researchers conclude.

3 CHEERS FOR NEUROPLASTICITY!!

http://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-music-enchances-learning-neuroplasticity/

12 THINGS YOU WEREN'T TAUGHT ABOUT CREATIVE THINKING

Just read it...and know that you are human, therefore you CREATE!

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creative-thinkering/201112/twelve-things-you-were-not-taught-in-school-about-creative-thinking

HABBITS OF MIND

http://pebblesinthejar.org/2012/01/18/habits-of-mind-these-do-not-include-rote-memorization-studying-to-the-test-or-worrying-about-funding/

* Persistence
* Managing Impulsivity
* Listening to Others with Understanding and Empathy
* Thinking Flexibly
* Metacognition
* Striving for Accuracy and Precision
* Questioning and Posing Problems
* Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
* Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
* Gathering Data through All Senses
* Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
* Responding with Wonderment and Awe
* Taking Responsible Risks
* Finding Humor
* Thinking Interdependently
* Learning Continuously

learn more...the arts make a difference...

VIDEO_THE EMPATHIC CIVILIZATION

"is it really a big stretch to imagine the new technologies allowing us to connect our empathy to the human race writ large in a single biosphere?"





(I AM HUMAN. YOU ARE HUMAN. IT IS A SHARED EXPERIENCE....AND THIS PLANET IS A CONTAINED SYSTEM - WE AFFECT EACH OTHER)

INTERVIEW_CUTTING THE ARTS?

"arts & culture are most important export that we exchange around the world...countries may go to war - but it's culture that unites us, it educates us, it teaches us to be better" (Kevin Spacey)

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ARTICLE_KEVIN SPACEY CALLS FOR ARTS FUNDING IN CONGRESS

"To me, it is important just to absolutely embrace arts and culture and the creative industries and what they bring to our nation," Spacey told The Associated Press. "It is the single greatest export we exchange around the world."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gme3RMf6uD8t5tTm29PrQrDTCRDA?docId=86c375c6e5214bb49640ee01c355927a