Identifying enhanced cortico-basal ganglia loops associated with prolonged dance training.

ABSTRACT: Studies have revealed that prolonged, specialized training combined with higher cognitive conditioning induces enhanced brain alternation. In particular, dancers with long-term dance experience exhibit superior motor control and integration with their sensorimotor networks. However, little is known about the functional connectivity patterns of spontaneous intrinsic activities in the sensorimotor network of dancers. Our study examined the functional connectivity density (FCD) of dancers with a mean period of over 10 years of dance training in contrast with a matched non-dancer group without formal dance training using resting-state fMRI scans. FCD was mapped and analyzed, and the functional connectivity (FC) analyses were then performed based on the difference of FCD. Compared to the non-da

SUBMITTER: Li G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4649913 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature