Dance on the Brain: Enhancing Intra and Inter-Brain Synchrony

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dc.contributor.authorBasso, Julia C.en
dc.contributor.authorSatyal, Medha K.en
dc.contributor.authorRugh, Rachelen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.contributor.departmentFralin Biomedical Research Instituteen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Performing Artsen
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-02T19:02:00Zen
dc.date.available2021-03-02T19:02:00Zen
dc.date.issued2021-01-07en
dc.description.abstractDance has traditionally been viewed from a Eurocentric perspective as a mode of self-expression that involves the human body moving through space, performed for the purposes of art, and viewed by an audience. In this Hypothesis and Theory article, we synthesize findings from anthropology, sociology, psychology, dance pedagogy, and neuroscience to propose The Synchronicity Hypothesis of Dance, which states that humans dance to enhance both intra- and inter-brain synchrony. We outline a neurocentric definition of dance, which suggests that dance involves neurobehavioral processes in seven distinct areas including sensory, motor, cognitive, social, emotional, rhythmic, and creative. We explore The Synchronicity Hypothesis of Dance through several avenues. First, we examine evolutionary theories of dance, which suggest that dance drives interpersonal coordination. Second, we examine fundamental movement patterns, which emerge throughout development and are omnipresent across cultures of the world. Third, we examine how each of the seven neurobehaviors increases intraand inter-brain synchrony. Fourth, we examine the neuroimaging literature on dance to identify the brain regions most involved in and affected by dance. The findings presented here support our hypothesis that we engage in dance for the purpose of intrinsic reward, which as a result of dance-induced increases in neural synchrony, leads to enhanced interpersonal coordination. This hypothesis suggests that dance may be helpful to repattern oscillatory activity, leading to clinical improvements in autism spectrum disorder and other disorders with oscillatory activity impairments. Finally, we offer suggestions for future directions and discuss the idea that our consciousness can be redefined not just as an individual process but as a shared experience that we can positively influence by dancing together.en
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dc.identifier.citationBasso JC, Satyal MK and Rugh R (2021) Dance on the Brain: Enhancing Intra- and Inter-Brain Synchrony. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 14:584312. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.584312en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.584312en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/102511en
dc.identifier.volume14en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiersen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectinterpersonal coordinationen
dc.subjectimprovisationen
dc.subjectneurobehavioren
dc.subjectshared intentionalityen
dc.subjecthyperscanningen
dc.subjectneural couplingen
dc.subjectneural synchronyen
dc.subjectinterpersonal brain synchronizationen
dc.titleDance on the Brain: Enhancing Intra and Inter-Brain Synchronyen
dc.title.serialFrontiers in Human Neuroscienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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