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Neurocognitive control in dance perception and performance.

Bettina Bläsing¹, Beatriz Calvo-Merino, Emily S Cross

¹Department of Sport Science, Bielefeld University, Germany. bettina.blaesing@uni-bielefeld.de

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Dance research reveals intricate links between movement and cognition, exploring motor control, memory, and perception. This review highlights how dance offers unique insights into embodied cognition and neural processes.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Kinesiology

Background:

Dance integrates complex motor and cognitive functions.
Embodied cognition in dance offers insights into action-perception links.
Research utilizes dance to study motor control and expertise.

Purpose of the Study:

Review cognitive and neural processes in dance execution, expression, and observation.
Highlight contemporary issues and open research questions in dance science.
Facilitate dialogue between scientific research and the art of dance.

Main Methods:

Literature review of basic research on dance and cognition.
Analysis of studies on motor control, timing, sequence learning, and imagery in dancers.
Exploration of neural mechanisms underlying dance perception and neuroesthetics.

Main Results:

Dancers exhibit exemplary motor control, including postural stability and equilibrium.
Attention, motor experience, sequence learning, and memory critically influence dancers' timing and synchronization.
Visual and motor imagery are strategically employed by dancers.
Dance observation provides insights into neural coupling between action and perception.
Neuroesthetics offers perspectives on audience perception and evaluation of dance.

Conclusions:

Dance is a valuable model for understanding embodied cognition and neural processes.
Future research directions bridge scientific inquiry and dance practice.
Interdisciplinary approaches enhance our understanding of the mind-body connection in dance.