Creating Connections
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Therapeutic Art for Patients with Neurologic Disorders
This project addresses the potential rehabilitative effect of therapeutic art and its underlying mechanisms in patients with neurologic disorders. This research team will study the impact of therapeutic art through possible improvement in coordination.
The team will tackle the following challenges:
- Making therapeutic art accessible to more patients
- Creating technology to quantify progress
- Training students in principles of art therapy
- Providing accessible, culturally attuned wellness for diverse communities.
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Subteams
- Technology Development
- Data Analysis
- Art Therapy
Majors and Areas of Interest
- Art Therapy
- Neuroscience
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Engineering
Methods and Technologies
- Art
- Digital art
- Neuroscience
- Statistical analysis
- Engineering
Partners
- NYU Steinhardt
- NYU Langone
- NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- NYU College of Arts and Sciences
Primary Instructors
- Marygrace Berberian (NYU Steinhardt)
- mb3397@nyu.edu
- John-Ross Rizzo (NYU Langone)
- JohnRoss.Rizzo@nyulangone.org