Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Integrated Science Association (ISA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1318:937-964. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63761-3_53.
Netting individuals separated from each other by vast distances; the present condition of COVID-19 needs art and its extraordinary capacity to connect human beings and integrate scientific disciplines. We can predict that the COVID-19 pandemic would leave the mind lonely and vulnerable to diseases, for, on the one hand, the COVID-19 pandemic and related problems, in particular social isolation, are itself stressor. On the other hand, studies confirm the potential of COVID-19 to involve the central nervous system by affecting the immune system, either directly or indirectly. The COVID-19 condition, thus, calls for a necessary compensation of loneliness to reduce the psychological impact of the pandemic. Not only art can fulfill this purpose by meeting social affiliation needs, but also its related creativity is a definite achievement of the performer while acting as a motivation facilitator of creation for the observer. Besides, artworks that illustrate effective hygiene behaviors and physical distancing in an easy-to-understand manner could help health information systems to control the spread of COVID-19. The integration of art with biomedical science applied for simulation of the infected population, lung imaging data, and the viral surface has been useful for prediction of the spread of disease and earlier diagnosis of COVID-19 by imaging techniques and might be a contributor to drug discovery for COVID-19. Also, arts admirably influence the immunoemotional regulatory system so that not only would it enable humanity to tolerate quarantine but also enhance antiviral immunity. More interestingly, the effects of dance have been observed in children, elderly, healthcare workers, and pregnant women, which have been of special attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. In summary, arts provide us powerful tools for tolerating the quarantine time and enhancing the immune system, educating behavioral tips for hygiene practices and physical distancing and in psychosocial care of vulnerable populations during the pandemic.
将彼此相隔甚远的个体联系起来；COVID-19 的现状需要艺术及其将人类联系起来并整合科学学科的非凡能力。我们可以预测，COVID-19 大流行会使人们的思想变得孤独，容易受到疾病的影响，一方面，COVID-19 大流行及其相关问题，特别是社会隔离，本身就是压力源。另一方面，研究证实 COVID-19 通过影响免疫系统，无论是直接还是间接，都有可能涉及中枢神经系统。因此，COVID-19 状况需要用孤独来弥补，以减轻大流行的心理影响。艺术不仅可以通过满足社交归属需求来实现这一目的，而且其相关创造力也是表演者的一项明确成就，同时也是观察者创造力的促进因素。此外，以易于理解的方式说明有效卫生行为和身体距离的艺术作品可以帮助卫生信息系统控制 COVID-19 的传播。艺术与生物医学科学的融合应用于模拟感染人群、肺部成像数据和病毒表面，有助于预测疾病的传播，并通过成像技术更早地诊断 COVID-19，这可能有助于 COVID-19 的药物发现。此外，艺术令人钦佩地影响免疫情绪调节系统，使人类不仅能够忍受隔离，而且增强抗病毒免疫力。更有趣的是，已经观察到舞蹈对儿童、老年人、医护人员和孕妇的影响，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，这些影响受到了特别关注。总之，艺术为我们提供了忍受隔离时间和增强免疫系统的有力工具，在大流行期间为脆弱人群的心理社会护理提供卫生实践和身体距离的行为建议教育。
