Page 2 - ChildArt_Oct-Dec 2020_ABCDstudy

From the Editor From the Guest Editor VOLUME 20, ISSUE 2, NUMBER 60 OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2020

It is an honor to serve as guest editor of the Adolescent CONTENTS
Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study Issue of ChildArt.
[I]t never ceases to amaze me that all the richness of When we began this journey in winter 2019, I had a vision that
our mental life—all our feelings, our emotions, our we could bring the science of the ABCD Study to life through
thoughts, our ambitions, our love life, our religious the artistic lens of the researchers, families, and our partners. Letters from the Editors • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
“ sentiments and even what each of us regards as I am humbled to see this vision realized via the contributions
his own intimate private self—is simply the activity and enthusiasm from colleagues at the International Child Art Science and Art Come Together in the National Institutes of Health’s ABCD Study • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4
”
of these little specks of jelly in your heads, in your Foundation (ICAF), the National Endowment for the Arts, the
brains. There is nothing else. National Institute on Drug Abuse, and many others. Understanding Your Amazing Brain: The Promise of the ABCD Study • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
— V. S. Ramachandran This issue of ChildArt introduces the reader to the ABCD Study, the Your Adolescent Brain: It’s a Construction Zone • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8
intersection of art and neuroscience, and the potential impact of
the arts on health and well-being. The ABCD Study has promise
to bridge many different areas of science and yield discoveries
Today we face the uncertainties and suffering Art + Science = Power 9
caused by Covid-19. Soon, advances in artificial beyond what we had originally imagined. With each year and
each data release, we are introduced to the opportunities this
intelligence, automation, and robotics will bring study opens for the research community toward something Artist Profile: Craig Alan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
about what we call the fourth industrial revolution, greater and more impactful. This issue begins to demonstrate the 1
which will blend our physical, digital, and biological power of science and the power of art—and when combined, this Connecting with STEM through Movement and Dance • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
worlds. This will fundamentally alter the way we force can instill hope, understanding, and meaning.
live and work, think and learn, imagine and create. Music’s Harmony on the Developing Brain: Data from the ABCD Study • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16
Socially appropriate responses and solutions to these “ Science and art have in common intense seeing, the wide- Scientist Profile: John Iverson • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19
eyed observing that generates empirical information.
challenges require greater creativity and mutual ”
empathy. This makes a deeper understanding of the —Edward Tufte
human brain imperative. To Ashfaq Ishaq and Katty Guerami at ICAF, thank you for
entrusting our team—we are grateful for your collegiality Essence of Art = Expression 20
We are delighted that the National Institutes of Health
is funding a $400 million research project on the brain and for continuously recognizing the power of the arts for Artist Profile: Srinjoy Gangopadhyay • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22
and human development, involving nearly 12,000 the well-being of children. To Sunil Iyengar at the National 2
Endowment for the Arts, thank you for joining us as we explored
schoolchildren over ten years. Within the pages of and mastered this inaugural and successful collaboration. In Her Own Words: A conversation with Melissa Menzer, Ph.D. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24
this issue of ChildArt you will get a first look at what To Mehron Zadeh at Connect Contemporary, Inc., thank you
researchers are learning, what questions continue to be for answering my call for help and connecting us with Craig When Science Meets Art • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 26
explored, and what contributes to brain health. Alan and Srinjoy Gangopadhyay—whose artistic journeys are When Art Meets Science • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 28
We are most grateful to the NIH for partnering with inspiring and empowering. To Eric Wargo (Assistant Guest Editor)
us to bring to you this special issue of ChildArt and Oslo (Designer Extraordinaire): thank you; without your
to highlight the Adolescent Brain Cognitive technical and creative “magic” this issue would not have come
Development (ABCD) Study and the intersection of together as beautifully as it did. To the many authors and artistic Neuroscience = Art 30
SM
the arts and neuroscience. contributors—thank you for your patience; this would not have 3
been possible without your dedication to the ABCD Study and the How Neuroscience Helps Answer the Question: What Is Beauty? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 32
We thank the ABCD Study® families, researchers, and value of the arts in development.
staff for their contributions; the scientists and artists And to you, the reader, I hope you enjoy, discover, and create...the The ABCD Data Treasure Chest • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 35
that share our enthusiasm for the arts through their opportunities are endless.
contributions; and Dr. Katia Delrahim Howlett for
putting this special issue together as Guest Editor. Resources • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 38
You will enjoy learning something new about yourself
and others because one thing we all share is the Credits • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 39
human brain. Katia Delrahim Howlett, Ph.D., M.P.P., M.B.A.
Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Disclaimer: Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but the content of this magazine does
not necessarily reflect the views of NIH. References or links in this magazine to an external website or any specific commercial products, processes, services, manufac-
turers, or companies do not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the NIH or any of the ABCD Study Sites.
Learn more about the developing teen brain and get answers ABCD Study®, Teen Brains. Today’s Science. Brighter Future.®, and the ABCD Study Logos are registered marks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
to your questions about drugs and your body at (HHS). Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, is a service mark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
SM
Ashfaq Ishaq, Ph.D. teens.drugabuse.gov/childart. The views and opinions expressed in this Special Issue are those of the authors only and do not necessarily represent the views, official policy, or position
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any of its affiliated institutions or agencies.