Plot Synopsis

Hosted and narrated by Lisa Kudrow, ARTS & THE MIND journeys across America to showcase some of the nation's most innovative and successful arts programs, while highlighting how art is central to the development of the human brain in youth and keeping our minds sharp as we get older. Leading American neurologists, psychologists and educators shed light on these topics: How the arts can improve children's school performance and build both creativity and competency; How teenagers find meaning and hope through poetry at Get Lit, an L.A. program run by actress Diane Lane and supported by actor Tim Robbins; How music binds the generations in Appalachia; How the multi-generational Kairos Dance Theater in Minneapolis brings together dancers from 9 to 90; How New York City's Museum of Modern Art "Meet Me at MoMA" program makes the arts accessible to people with dementia; and many more stories for which experts provide scientific context.