‘You Think, So You Can Dance?’ Science Is on It.
The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body.
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![A scene from “Epiphany Machine” at Virginia Tech. The electroencephalography caps track the brain’s electrical activity as the dancers perform. The trees are visualizations of the activity in their brains.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/21/multimedia/21neuroscience-dance-zlhq/21neuroscience-dance-zlhq-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)
![A scene from “Epiphany Machine” at Virginia Tech. The electroencephalography caps track the brain’s electrical activity as the dancers perform. The trees are visualizations of the activity in their brains.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/21/multimedia/21neuroscience-dance-zlhq/21neuroscience-dance-zlhq-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)
The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body.
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