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Some people may say that art cannot help to break the stigma around mental health and that it wouldn’t help to make people comfortable talking about their illness however this is not the case. YoYo Ma explains the divide between the two neural pathways in our brain that divide critical and empathic thinking, in order for one of these pathways to work the other shuts off. This contributes to the insensitivity off our culture and the reason that mental health stigma exist. Ma proceeds to explain that “emotions expressed in art and music play a central role in high level cognitive reasoning” this shows that in order to break the divide between critical and empathic thinking art can be used. This would allow society to become more empathy towards other people while also logically understanding what they are going through, leading to the betterment of care for mental health.
