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Dance training superior to physical exercise in inducing brain plasticity (2018)

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Re: Dance training superior to physical exercise in inducing brain plasticity (2018)

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Post by vitaflo »

unshavedyak wrote: post #6
HPsquared wrote: post #4

Balance training (standing on a ball type thing) also is supposed to help ADHD.

Can you link anything on the subject? Sounds like a simple device you could own at home and spend 10m a day on balancing.

Really don't even need a device. I practice balancing on one leg with my eyes closed while brushing my teeth every morning (I've progressively made it harder over time). I mostly do this to keep up my balance skills for mountain biking and it's helped quite a bit, especially during winter when I ride less.

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Post by anonzzzies »

klyrs wrote: post #20
anonzzzies wrote: post #17

Probably some styles of martial arts would (do imho) work well then. Disclaimer ; did not RTFA. Edit: +styles of

Depends on the martial art: head injuries would complicate that analysis; tai chi isn't terribly aerobic, etc.

Yes, added styles there. Kata's can be quite dance-y depending on the style.

Also, to be contrary old dude into martial arts all his life, I don't really consider many head bashing 'styles' now to be 'arts'. Martial, sure.

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Post by slothtrop »

Tomte wrote: post #11
slothtrop wrote: post #7

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There is nothing to fix. HN doesn‘t allow such long titles.

It does not need to be long to be accurate.

"Dance superior to repetitive exercise in inducing brain plasticity in elderly" - this fits.

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Post by PUSH_AX »

changing1999 wrote: post #15

I would like to see a comparison with other types of physical exercise that contain an element of continuous learning. Wrestling, BJJ, even boxercise, crossfit and such. Since the argument seems to be specifically about learning new routines and how that impacts neuroplasticity, dance vs other more cognitively challenging workouts would be an interesting comparison.

That’s really interesting, bjj is essentially physical problem solving with dire consequences

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Post by yapyap »

cdiamand wrote: post #3

"Regarding cognition, both groups improved in attention and spatial memory, but no significant group differences emerged." So, the dance group showed increase volume of brain matter. Is there a benefit to having the extra brain volume, even if it doesn't lead to improved cognition? Is it possible that increased volume just helped them become better dancers?

> Is there a benefit to having the extra brain volume, even if it doesn't lead to improved cognition?

ever seen megamind?

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Post by andoando »

anonzzzies wrote: post #23
klyrs wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on the martial art: head injuries would complicate that analysis; tai chi isn't terribly aerobic, etc.

Yes, added styles there. Kata's can be quite dance-y depending on the style. Also, to be contrary old dude into martial arts all his life, I don't really consider many head bashing 'styles' now to be 'arts'. Martial, sure.

Boxing is more dance than katas

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Post by dunham »

polishdude20 wrote: post #14

Anecdotal bur my ex's grandmother would do swing dancing as a hobby with her husband and later when they retired at like 50, they would swing dance like 3-5 times a week at home. Her grandmother is now 102 years old and up until recently was the sharpest, and wittiest resident at her care home despite being the oldest. Her hearing is great, her eyesight is great. The only things going slowly are her short term memory…

My grandmother kept a flower garden, it got smaller as she got older, but she made it to 113. Maybe the gardening helped keep her going.

She was in a home for the last year (maybe two), lived on her own before that. She was sharp, but her hearing was poor.

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