Publication details
Týden mozku: Efekt tance a dalších nefarmakologických intervencí na mozkové funkce
| Title in English | Brain Awareness Week: Effects of Dance and Other Non-pharmacological Interventions on Brain Function |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Popularization text |
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| Description | The lecture was given as a part of the 2022 Brain Awareness Week. The beneficial consequences of dance exercise therapy on the brain are multimodal, dance increases physical fitness, improves balance and mood, and has positive effects on cognitive functions. Team of the Applied Neuroscience research group at CEITEC MU in collaboration with partners at the Faculty of Sports Studies at MU found the effect of the 6-month intensive dance-movement intervention on cognitive functions as well as the structure and function of the brain in a group of aged volunteers and subjects with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. |