Trait representation of embodied cognition in dancers pivoting on the extended mirror neuron system: a resting-state fMRI study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dance is an art form that integrates the body and mind through movement. Dancers develop exceptional physical and mental abilities that involve various neurocognitive processes linked to embodied cognition. We propose that dancers' primary trait representation is movement-actuated and relies on the extended mirror neuron system (eMNS).

Methods

A total of 29 dancers and 28 non-dancer controls were recruited. A hierarchical approach of intra-regional and inter-regional functional connectivity (FC) analysis was adopted to probe trait-like neurodynamics within and between regions in the eMNS during rest. Correlation analyses were employed to examine the associations between dance training, creativity, and the FC within and between different brain regions.

Results

SUBMITTER: Yang CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364845 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature