In:
International Review of Social Research, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Vol. 11, No. 1 ( 2021-12-14), p. 288-297
Abstract:
Building on recent interest in the convergence of arts and sciences, we propose specific areas of intersection between the disciplines of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance, and neuroscience. We present personal reflections by practitioners of both disciplines and propose that Bharatanatyam can be used to understand and explain brain functioning and that neuroscience can help analyze the dancing Bharatanatyam brain. We explore conceptual areas of convergence between the two fields as well as specific points of connection using language acquisition, rhythm, music, and cognition as examples. We conjecture that Bharatanatyam training and practice support long-term neuronal plasticity in various parts of the brain, including but not limited to the hippocampus, motor, premotor cortex, and the cerebellum. The beginning of the study of the intersection between these disciplines will pave the way for additional allied fields of rich thinking, exploration and potentially, therapy.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
DOI:
10.48154/irsr.2021.0020
DOI:
10.48154/irsr.2021.0027
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work
Publication Date:
2021
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