Posts Tagged ‘dance’
Update: Why Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies (And How Dance Offers Great Brain Training)
— Time for SharpBrains’ April e‑newsletter, featuring what’s new in brain health and cognitive performance. Quite stimulating reading :-) New thinking Why Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies, And How To Put Together the Building Blocks of a Smarter, Happier Mind Making Stress Work for You, Instead of Against You 5 Facts You Need To Know…
Read MoreDance training: The ultimate way to delay brain decline by combining physical, cognitive, and social engagement
Study: Dancing may offset some effects of aging in the brain (CSU release): “A new study led by a Colorado State University researcher shows that kicking up your heels can actually be good for your noggin. The research team demonstrated for the first time that decline in the brain’s “white matter” can be detected over…
Read MoreWhat Everyone Should Know About Stress, Brain Health, and Dance
Everyone experiences stress at some point in our lives. It is important to know that stress can harm the brain, and also that dance can be a great avenue for a person resist, reduce, or escape it. Stress can change the physical structure and function of the brain, affecting wiring and thus performance of one’s activities.
Read MoreNews about Neuroplasticity, Learning, Dance, ADHD, Brain Training, Smell, and more
Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ enewsletter, starting with this fascinating article about What Educators and Parents Should Know About Neuroplasticity, Learning and Dance. Enjoy! New brain research: Raising a teen with ADHD adds significant stress to parents–especially to mothers Smell tests to help detect brain injury and neurodegenerative ailments Cognitive deficits continue long term…
Read MoreWhat Educators and Parents Should Know About Neuroplasticity, Learning and Dance
Dance. Is it merely art? Is it just recreation? Think again. Dance is now being studied as a pathway to enhance learning. And, scientists say, educators and parents should take note of the movement. Recently at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, more than 6,800 attendees paid rapt attention to renowned choreographer…
Read MoreAugmenting lifelong performance with deliberate practice
With Willing Spirit, a Reprise for Ailey Dancers (The New York Times): “The voice on the phone belonged to Masazumi Chaya, the associate artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and he had a startling proposition. Would she — Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, 55 years old,
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