Psychobiologist Daisy Fancourt of University College London discusses research on how engagement with music, painting, storytelling and other arts relates to emotional regulation, resilience and longer-term wellbeing. The conversation follows her work from arts programmes in hospitals to systematic studies of their psychological effects, and considers practical ways to bring creativity into everyday life. Hosted by Shankar Vedantam and published by Hidden Brain Media on 24 August 2026. This public episode has its own audio player and transcript; the separate subscriber companion The Healing Ar
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