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Science has shown drawing can change your brain — often times, for the better. According to OZY, painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ...

Drawing an object and naming it engages the brain in similar ways. The finding demonstrates the importance of the visual processing system for producing drawings of an object.

Truthfully, though, people of all ages remember better by drawing. So if you want to remember something, draw it. “Episodic memory (retention of new information) typically declines as people age ...