ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Shall We Dance? Dancing Modulates Executive Functions and Spatial Memory.
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- The impact of dance on the mental health of older adults: a network meta-analysis of anxiety, depression, and well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of dance therapy on cognitive and mental health in adults aged 55 years and older with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
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- The Impact of Dance Movement Interventions on Psychological Health in Older Adults without Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Rationale and Design of the PARTNER Trial: Partnered Rhythmic Rehabilitation for Enhanced Motor-Cognition in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
- Decoding motor expertise from fine-tuned oscillatory network organization.Human brain mapping · 2022Article
- New Developments in Physical Education and Sport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Promotion of Street-Dance Training on the Executive Function in Preschool Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Dance on the Brain: Enhancing Intra- and Inter-Brain Synchrony.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- Toward a Causal Science of Early Play?Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant StudiesReview
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Abstract
backgroundAging is generally considered to be related to physical and cognitive decline. This is especially prominent in the frontal and parietal lobes, underlying executive functions and spatial memory, respectively. This process could be successfully mitigated in certain ways, such as through the practice of aerobic sports. With regard to this, dancing integrates physical exercise with music and involves retrieval of complex sequences of steps and movements creating choreographies.
methodsIn this study, we compared 26 non-professional salsa dancers (mean age 55.3 years, age-range 49-70 years) with 20 non-dancers (mean age 57.6 years, age-range 49-70 years) by assessing two variables: their executive functions and spatial memory performance.
resultsresults showed that dancers scored better that non-dancers in our tests, outperforming controls in executive functions-related tasks. Groups did not differ in spatial memory performance.
conclusionsThis work suggests that dancing can be a valid way of slowing down the natural age-related cognitive decline. A major limitation of this study is the lack of fitness assessment in both groups. In addition, since dancing combines multiple factors like social contact, aerobic exercise, cognitive work with rhythms, and music, it is difficult to determine the weight of each variable.
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