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Beautiful Minds

Beautiful Minds exposes the realities of mental illness through advanced brain imaging and lived experience.
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Shining a light on the complexities of mental illness

Using PET and fMRI scans from The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research, artist and author Steve West transforms real brain data into striking images. Alongside portraits and personal stories, this collection confronts the realities of mental illness and the damage caused by stigma.

Purchase your copy of Beautiful Minds

When you purchase Beautiful Minds, you support research, treatment and peer-led recovery. All proceeds beyond publishing costs are shared equally between The Royal and the Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA).

Explore The Royal’s Brain Imaging Centre

The Royal’s Brain Imaging Centre is a state-of-the art research facility featuring a positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) scanner ⁠—the first of its kind in Canada dedicated solely to mental health and neuroscience research.

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