Dance for neuroplasticity: A descriptive systematic review

L Teixeira-Machado, RM Arida… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review of randomized clinical trials to investigate whether dance
practice promotes neuroplasticity. We also determined how dancing is able to alter (1) brain …

Dance and the brain: a review

FJ Karpati, C Giacosa, NEV Foster… - Annals of the New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Dance is a universal form of human expression that offers a rich source for scientific study.
Dance provides a unique opportunity to investigate brain plasticity and its interaction with …

Effects of dance intervention on global cognition, executive function and memory of older adults: a meta-analysis and systematic review

X Meng, G Li, Y Jia, Y Liu, B Shang, P Liu… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Objective To summarize and assess the effects of dance intervention on global cognition,
executive function and memory in older adults. Methods We searched the databases …

[HTML][HTML] The neuroscience of dance: A conceptual framework and systematic review

OF Vander Elst, NHD Foster, P Vuust, PE Keller… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ancient and culturally universal, dance pervades many areas of life and has multiple
benefits. In this article, we provide a conceptual framework and systematic review, as a …

The effect of an 8-week aerobic dance program on executive function in children

K Zinelabidine, Y Elghoul, G Jouira… - Perceptual and Motor …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In the current study, we examined the effect of an aerobic dance program as part of physical
education (PE) classes on aspects of primary school children's executive functions …

Dance and music share gray matter structural correlates

FJ Karpati, C Giacosa, NEV Foster, VB Penhune… - Brain Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Intensive practise of sensorimotor skills, such as music and dance, is associated with brain
structural plasticity. While the neural correlates of music have been well-investigated, less is …

Bridging the gap between emotion and joint action

MMN Bieńkiewicz, AP Smykovskyi, T Olugbade… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Our daily human life is filled with a myriad of joint action moments, be it children playing,
adults working together (ie, team sports), or strangers navigating through a crowd. Joint …

Untangling the relatedness among correlations, part I: Nonparametric approaches to inter-subject correlation analysis at the group level

G Chen, YW Shin, PA Taylor, DR Glen, RC Reynolds… - NeuroImage, 2016 - Elsevier
FMRI data acquisition under naturalistic and continuous stimuli (eg, watching a video or
listening to music) has become popular recently due to the fact that it entails less …

Dance and Parkinson's: A review and exploration of the role of cognitive representations of action

J Bek, AI Arakaki, A Lawrence, M Sullivan… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition that causes both sensorimotor
and non-motor impairments, and there is a clear need for non-medical approaches to …

Neural correlates of multisensory integration in the human brain: an ALE meta-analysis

S Scheliga, T Kellermann, A Lampert… - Reviews in the …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Previous fMRI research identified superior temporal sulcus as central integration area for
audiovisual stimuli. However, less is known about a general multisensory integration …