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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I was a kid, some of my favorite rainy-day activities were simple, creative, tactile, and meditative, involving pens and ...

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Just as sports or workouts exercise the body, creating art exercises the imagination and is essential to mental as well as physical well-being. Painting instructor/artist Bob Ross jubilantly holding ...

In times of duress, it can feel like we’ve hit a wall when it comes to creativity and innovation. In fact, studies have shown that our brains diminish in performance and problem-solving capacity when ...

Summary Brain exercises can be as simple as actively engaging the brain in everyday tasks. Others are targeted workouts for the brain, specifically designed to enhance memory, cognition, or creativity ...

New research commissioned by Bupa highlights how creative activities like art can help people process and share health ...

A creative life might not be easy, but author Martha Beck believes it can pare and perhaps eliminate anxiety. Even creative pursuits like gardening, cooking and knitting can calm an overactive brain. ...

For decades, the idea that creativity comes from the right side of the brain has dominated popular culture. People have been told they're either "right-brained" (creative, intuitive) or "left-brained" ...