Performing arts, such as music, dance and theater, have been shown to have an impact on brain plasticity along the lifespan. Engaging in these activities has a profound impact on the development of skills that go from (socio)cognitive (e.g., executive functions, Theory of Mind (ToM)) up to motor (e.g., coordination) performance and their underlying neural correlates. Even though there is a growing body of research on this topic, a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying performing arts training can help apply these practices more efficiently and could also help to develop interventions based on performing arts for diseases where the trained skills are affected.
The goal of the present research topic is to collect evidence on how the brain and (socio)cognitive and motor functions are influenced by performing arts training along the lifespan, deepening the current knowledge on this subject and helping to unravel the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie these changes. With this we hope to create a repository of evidence-based information that will be of interest to a broad audience, including neuroscientists, performing artists, educators, health professionals and policy makers.
In this research topic, we welcome Original Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles which cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Effects of performing arts training on brain and (socio)cognition
- Effects of performing arts training on brain and motor functions
- Modulations of brain networks related to performing arts training
- Impact of performing arts training across the lifespan
- Influence of performing arts training on child development
- Performing arts training as a protective factor in healthy aging
- Effects of performing arts training on those with neuropsychiatric diseases
Any kind of articles on performing arts training and brain and emotions are also welcomed.
Performing arts, such as music, dance and theater, have been shown to have an impact on brain plasticity along the lifespan. Engaging in these activities has a profound impact on the development of skills that go from (socio)cognitive (e.g., executive functions, Theory of Mind (ToM)) up to motor (e.g., coordination) performance and their underlying neural correlates. Even though there is a growing body of research on this topic, a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying performing arts training can help apply these practices more efficiently and could also help to develop interventions based on performing arts for diseases where the trained skills are affected.
The goal of the present research topic is to collect evidence on how the brain and (socio)cognitive and motor functions are influenced by performing arts training along the lifespan, deepening the current knowledge on this subject and helping to unravel the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie these changes. With this we hope to create a repository of evidence-based information that will be of interest to a broad audience, including neuroscientists, performing artists, educators, health professionals and policy makers.
In this research topic, we welcome Original Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles which cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Effects of performing arts training on brain and (socio)cognition
- Effects of performing arts training on brain and motor functions
- Modulations of brain networks related to performing arts training
- Impact of performing arts training across the lifespan
- Influence of performing arts training on child development
- Performing arts training as a protective factor in healthy aging
- Effects of performing arts training on those with neuropsychiatric diseases
Any kind of articles on performing arts training and brain and emotions are also welcomed.