Music and Memory

Honestly, I don’t think most people can say that they know their favorite song with 100% confidence, but for the sake of this blog post, let’s pretend that if you are reading this, you are able to come to a decision. Encoded along with the lyrics and/or music are experiences, memories, and researchers have found…

Art Therapy for Incarcerated Suffering from Mental Illness

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, as of 2005, more than half (61%) of prison and jail inmates had a mental health problem, the majority of them (24%-40%) suffering from major depressive or mania symptoms. Major depressive disorder is characterized by persistent episodes of depression with loss of pleasure/interest in life, and mania (manic…

Miiah Carter

Hi! My name is Miiah, and I’m an Atlanta native currently studying undergraduate nursing at Emory University. When I’m not crying over school work, I like going home to spend time with my family, listening to music, watching documentaries, and finding new places to eat. I decided to take this class because it seemed like…