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Monday, October 7, 2013

The Effects of Color on Our Brain

What is your favorite color?

This month, we are re-posting with permission an excerpt from an article, Color's Effect on the Brain, by one of my favorite artists, Beth Summers, Artist, Licensed Psychotherapist.  

Nambia Sand Dunes, Plein Air, Pallette Knife Oil Painting by Beth Summers,
Used by permission.
"Blue is universally most often selected [as a favorite color].  Photo cells in the brain are sensitive to blue light and its healing effect. I climbed these sand dunes, two steps upward, one back, to reach the top.  Like many of life's accomplishments.  Namibian desert dunes are famous for color under bright blue skies.
We are physiologically designed to see color with our eyes, but it takes language for a color before we can experience it.  The Himba Tribe in Namibia has only two words for color: "zuzu" and :"vapa"...light and dark. Their perception of sky is dark and water light.
The history of language over 30 generations shows that we have developed more than 1000 words for green. According to some, exposure to green fosters creativity.

'Experiments prove that walks in nature provide better cognitive skills than in urban areas.'
William Lidwell, University of Houston."
 
To read the full article, see http://bethsummersartist.blogspot.com.
 

The answer to the question, “What is your favorite color?” can give insight into inner wishes. Our new LegacyMapping process uses color to help people make choices in the transitions of aging and to tell their life story in a beautiful way.  Click  to find out more about this process at our website.
 
If you want more You can read an article in About.Com about the possible effects and reactions to various colors by clicking here.

What is your favorite color and why?  Tell us in the comments section below.

 

 

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