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ArticleInnovation in aging2026

Effects of dance training on oxytocin secretion and neural activity in older adults with subjective cognitive decline.

Masatoshi Yamashita, Aya Toyoshima, Shoko Iwasaki, Reina Takamatsu, Hiroyuki Muto, Nobuhito Abe, Jin Narumoto, Kaoru Sekiyama

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Masatoshi YamashitaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Aya ToyoshimaFaculty of Human Sciences, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-7924
Shoko IwasakiGraduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Reina TakamatsuFaculty of Policy Studies, Aichi Gakuin University, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Hiroyuki MutoGraduate School of Sustainable System Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Nobuhito AbeInstitute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-4414
Jin NarumotoDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kaoru SekiyamaWildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9950-1945

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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a preclinical stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Although dance training has been shown to be beneficial for mental health, cognitive function, and neural activity in older adults with MCI, its effect on SCD remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the effects of dance training on the aforementioned factors and on oxytocin secretion in older adults with SCD. Research Design and Methods: Participants (aged 65-84 years) were assigned to either the intervention group ( Results: Compared to the control group, the intervention group exhibited significantly higher urinary oxytocin levels and significantly higher ALFF in the left medial orbitofrontal cortex post-intervention. Moreover, the intervention group showed more enhanced FC between the left medial orbitofrontal cortex and the left precuneus post-intervention than the control group. However, mental health or cognitive performance was not significantly different between the groups. Discussion and Implications: Our results are particularly important in light of previous findings that older adults with SCD show a reduced FC between the medial orbitofrontal cortex and the precuneus, and that oxytocin levels are positively associated with the prefrontal-amygdala oxytocinergic circuit in socioemotional processing. Thus, dance training may contribute to socioemotional resilience-related neural and molecular adaptations in SCD.

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