Gutenberg Open Science: Sex-specific brain responses to imaginary dance but not physical dance : an electroencephalography study of functional connectivity and electrical brain activity

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dc.contributor.author	Wind, Johanna	-
dc.contributor.author	Horst, Fabian	-
dc.contributor.author	Rizzi, Nikolas	-
dc.contributor.author	John, Alexander	-
dc.contributor.author	Kurti, Tamara	-
dc.contributor.author	Schöllhorn, Wolfgang I.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-24T10:43:57Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-03-24T10:43:57Z	-
dc.date.issued	2021	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/6849	-
dc.description.abstract	To date, most neurophysiological dance research has been conducted exclusively with female participants in observational studies (i.e., participants observe or imagine a dance choreography). In this regard, the sex-specific acute neurophysiological effect of physically executed dance can be considered a widely unexplored field of research. This study examines the acute impact of a modern jazz dance choreography on brain activity and functional connectivity using electroencephalography (EEG). In a within-subject design, 11 female and 11 male participants were examined under four test conditions: physically dancing the choreography with and without music and imagining the choreography with and without music. Prior to the EEG measurements, the participants acquired the choreography over 3 weeks with one session per week. Subsequently, the participants conducted all four test conditions in a randomized order on a single day, with the EEG measurements taken before and after each condition. Differences between the male and female participants were established in brain activity and functional connectivity analyses under the condition of imagined dance without music. No statistical differences between sexes were found in the other three conditions (physically executed dance with and without music as well as imagined dance with music). Physically dancing and music seem to have sex-independent effects on the human brain. However, thinking of dance without music seems to be rather sex-specific. The results point to a promising approach to decipher sex-specific differences in the use of dance or music. This approach could further be used to achieve a more group-specific or even more individualized and situationally adapted use of dance interventions, e.g., in the context of sports, physical education, or therapy. The extent to which the identified differences are due to culturally specific attitudes in the sex-specific contact with dance and music needs to be clarified in future research.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin Mainz	de
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	796 Sport	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games	en_GB
dc.title	Sex-specific brain responses to imaginary dance but not physical dance : an electroencephalography study of functional connectivity and electrical brain activity	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-6838	-
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport	de
jgu.organisation.number	7910	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience	de
jgu.journal.volume	15	de
jgu.pages.alternative	731881	de
jgu.publisher.year	2021	-
jgu.publisher.name	Frontiers Research Foundation	de
jgu.publisher.place	Lausanne	de
jgu.publisher.issn	1662-5153	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	796	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.3389/fnbeh.2021.731881	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485
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