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Ballet dancers show distinct brain responses to other people's facial emotions
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- A study from City St George's, University of London, links ballet training to distinct brain responses to others' facial emotions.
- Ballet dancers viewing photos of fearful, happy and other facial expressions showed different brain responses than non-dancers, according to reports on the research.
- The findings suggest dance training may shape emotional perception beyond movement.
Why it matters
It adds evidence that specialised motor training can change how the brain processes social and emotional cues, which matters for research on neuroplasticity and embodied cognition.
Who’s affected
- neuroscientists studying emotion perception
- dance researchers and educators
- #neuroscience
- #ballet
- #facial expressions
- #emotion perception
- #brain imaging
- #dance training
Dance training can influence how we perceive not only movement but also everyday emotional expressions, according to new research from the Centre for Cognition and Neuroscience at City St George's, University of London.
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Ballet dancers show distinct brain responses to other people's facial emotions
Research on ballet dancers' brain responses to facial emotions reported by Medical Xpress and Earth.com
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Dancing may shape how the brain responds to other people’s emotions