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Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of NIFP, has dedicated much of his career to the study of human play: what it is, how it affects our health, and the devastating consequences if it is suppressed.
A pioneer in research on play, Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults — and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
Mar 12, 2009 · Stuart Brown: Play is more than fun. http://www.ted.com A pioneer in research on play, Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of...
Learn more about Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play and scholar partner at PlayCore, and access blog articles written by Dr. Brown.
Dr. Stuart Brown’s research experiences as a young psychiatrist gave him unique insights into the importance of engaged playful behavior. He dedicated much of his career to the study of human play: what it is, how it affects our health, and the devastating consequences if it is suppressed.
Dr. Brown has spent his career studying animal behavior and conducting more than six-thousand “play histories” of humans from all walks of life-from serial murderers to Nobel Prize winners. Backed by the latest research, Play explains why play is essential to our social skills, adaptability, intelligence, creativity, ability to problem ...
A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
