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Dancing may shape how the brain responds to other people’s emotions

Earth.com · By Sanjana Gajbhiye · 3h ago

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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

Ballet dancers spend years training their bodies to move with precision. A new study suggests that the same training is also linked to how the brain responds when a dancer sees fear or happiness on someone’s face. When ballet dancers looked at photos of fearful, happy, and…

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