Browsing by Subject "play"

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    Medicine and the Arts Week 3 - Art and play
    (2015-01-21) Solms, Mark
    In this video, neuropsychologist Mark Solms explains how, from a neuroscientific perspective, our innate drive to play might be an underlying evolutionary mechanism for testing real world interactions. He suggests that art is then an expression of the human instinct to play and artistic expression offers society ways of creatively representing meaning. This is the fifth video in Week 3 of the Medicine and the Arts Massive Open Online Course.
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    Medicine and the Arts Week 3 - In dialogue about mind, art and play
    (2015-01-21) Levine, Susan; Ndlovu, Malika; Ramugondo, Elelwani; Solms, Mark
    In this video, Susan Levine asks Elelwani Ramugondo, Mark Solms, and Malika Ndlovu to elaborate on several aspects of play from their unique disciplinary perspectives. Elelwani reflects on how what people do has a fundamental influence on health. Mark expands on the way modern urban society has changed the traditional ways we live, work, and play. Malika details how the applied arts can be used as part of patient-centred treatment. This is the seventh video in Week 3 of the Medicine and the Arts Massive Open Online Course.
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    Medicine and the Arts Week 3 - Issues of mind, art and play
    (2015-01-21) Levine, Susan
    In this video, Associate Professor Susan Levine introduces Elelwani Ramugondo, an occupational therapist, Mark Solms, a neuropsychologist, and Malika Ndlovu, an applied artist who all have different perspectives on the mind, art and play.
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    Medicine and the Arts Week 3 - Mind, art and play - an artist's interpretation
    (2015-01-21) Ndlovu, Malika
    In this video, applied artist Malika Ndlovu breaks down the three concepts of mind, play, and the arts and the intersection of these three concepts. She defines the mind as the ability to make sense of the world, play as a more fluid and spontaneous activity that allows for exploration and discovery, and the arts as a way of expressing ourselves creatively and connecting with others. This is the sixth video in Week 3 of the Medicine and the Arts Massive Open Online Course.
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    Medicine and the Arts Week 3 - Play in everyday contexts
    (2015-01-21) Ramugondo, Elelwani
    In this video, Elelwani Ramugondo, a medical anthropologist, talks about play in everyday contexts. She argues that play is often overlooked as a valuable tool for healing. She believes that play can help people to cope with stress, anxiety, and trauma. It can also help people to develop new skills and perspectives. This is the third video in Week 3 of the Medicine and the Arts Massive Open Online Course.