Scientists often deride fine arts education as being "fluffy" (or worse). Harvard medical school has found out differently. From today's Inside Higher Ed:
"At a time when medical schools worry about their students' declining powers of observation, art may turn things around. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital conducted an experiment in which Harvard Medical Students received instruction at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on how to carefully examine and discuss fine arts, using works by Picasso, Monet and others. The results, <http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Pressreleases/PressRelease.aspx?PageID=385> which appear in the new issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, show that these students experienced significant improvements in their observations of patients." Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
