Dance, embodied agency and neuroplasticity in aging

October 31, 2024

Batson GB, Bläsing BE, DeSouza JFX, Haas AN, Hugenschmidt CE.

Dance is a multi-modal artistic engagement whose group-delivered protocols have resulted in positive impacts on elderly health. Since the 2022 Research Topic on dance and the elderly was published, reports from arts-science research collaborations have shown numerous ways person- and community-centered arts-based approaches have extended health across quality-of-life domains among aging adults.