Dancing is Good for the Brain - DOCTOR explains!
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Can dancing reverse the aging brain and help prevent dementia and ameliorate Parkinson's disease symptoms? Can dancing improve intelligence and empathy? In this video, Neurogal MD describes the neuroscience behind dancing and three reasons why dancing is beneficial to the brain.
December 22nd, 2023. My business network scheduled a "Christmas Party", there was going to be snacks, drinks and good times...cool I'm there! Couple of weird things about this, it was at one of those painting studios where a bunch of people paint on a square piece of canvas and everyone compares at the end to see how they did and probably take a photo for social media. On top of that it was after hours, and we were supposed to have a "Christmas party" here, weird. When I got there, all of my colleague were on one side of the room and a dance instructor with his assistant was on the other side of the room. "This ain't no Christmas party!!" I said in my head. I couldn't leave now that everyone saw me walk in. Now I had to painful process of getting through this 3 hour dance class as a single guy, in a room full of couples. I ended up dancing with one of our late colleagues and the instructor's assistant.
Well, turns out it was great! As a 29-year-old single guy working on his photography business all the time, I didn't get out much. Dancing was a nice break from the daily slog. I played a lot of sports growing up and was naturally coordinated, so I picked things up much quicker than my colleagues. When the instructor taught us the basic step and demonstrated the next move we were learning. I simply looked at what he did and copied him step for step, his experience assistant was impressed, and her face lit up! I can't deny this felt incredible, played it cool and ultimately, that is was got me hooked on dancing, we learned tango fyi.
Soon after, I signed up for tango lessons and started learning. But what I realized after that first "Christmas Party" class was how deprived I was of human touch. I once read that people need 4, 5 second hugs a day, almost like daily vitamins but for your hormones. I live alone and work on my business all the time, so I wasn't getting close to that. On top of that I also realized after that first class, a couple of days later I was still buzzing. I realized that clubs nowadays, where the only dancing going on these days is jumping while fist pumping, grinding and solo dancing. It might be fun for a night and have done it myself but seemed like the junk food of dancing, you do it to get a quick hit of dopamine and when you settle shortly after your dopamine goes below baseline. Whereas dancing tango with another person seems like a cold shower, no, not in the way you might think. Like a cold shower, your dopamine spikes and remains at high levels for hours after, and you don't crash below baseline, at least that's what it feels like. Similar to cold showers and exercise.
I've been dancing tango for 3 months and improved so much the instructor invited me to be on his performing team, I obliged :D But since I've started I've got really interested in pairs dancing of all kinds, not just tango and I started thinking. Pairs dancing specifically is great for basically all aspects of your life. It's great for your mental and physical health, like balance, Parkinsons, like Anna mentioned, a great mood booster. Great for sexual selection, we could sing and dance before we had language so, how do you think we communicated sexually before language. A woman who's danced with a room full of men knows who she can trust and knows who she has chemistry with, whether they're a good dancer or not. Dancing also civilizes men for that selection process, they can't be creeps or else they'll just be ostracized. Dancing is also the best icebreaker! Ask someone to dance and after dancing for a few songs both partners know if they want to continue with conversation, more dancing, etc. There's so much to like about dance, but we don't seem to do it anymore, and it's quite sad.
So that's my dance story, I've been doing a ton of research on the affects of dance on people, neurologically, psychologically, socially, etc.
I recently started line dancing lessons and my brain is feeling so healthy. Thanks for the video.
I used to be terrified. I used to think I couldn't. Now i dance off insecurities. And I just love the way the women watch. 😂
I used to dance all the time and listen to music while cooking and doing chores. Since my husband does not like to hear music unless it’s through headphones, I found I stopped dancing…and I miss it! I grew up with dancing as a child. My parents would put on music and dance around the house. Sadly, not everyone was lucky enough to grow up in this kind of environment. I have tried to find a friend to go dancing with me, so far no luck. I have looked into tai chi as well and may pursue that or even just put on my favorite video and dance along with the it!
One thought, although you may not get the benefit of music and dance combined….isn’t learning any new activity good for stimulating the brain?
I started swing dancing a little over 3 years ago and do Latin dancing as well. It definitely feels like it has helped me out. My memory has improved significantly. At least I feel that way
Dancing seems more like meditation than actual meditation
Agreed!
@@neurogalmd why dancing difficult for left handed people it's about neuroplasticity low with lefties.
I'm going to start dancing to help me with MS symptoms. Thank you for the info.
This is so good! Thank you for this clear info! I wanted to add to the dance list: All country dancing as well. Especially line dancing as there are so many you can always learn a new one.
Thank you for sharing the benefits of dancing. Very nice bachata routine. I am 70 and I am taking ballroom dance private lessons every week and I love it!!
Thank you, this was a very helpful video, I'm using it in a lecture I'm giving for dance students :)
Thank you for sharing that!! I'm so happy you found it helpful. Hope the lecture goes well! :)
Thank you for posting. This is my sons account not mine but we both dance and I use it to help me through my physical and emotional trauma.
I teach salsa, bachata, tango and Kizomba hear in China. The Chinese don't realize these benefits and the government doesn't educate them. I would like to add subtitles and share this video on social media here in Hangzhou and Shanghai to my students.
Amazing info, positive vibes & great dance skill neurogal!!! Never quit a passion
Thank you always, my friend :-)
Anytime!
This is awesome. Thank you so much for posting this!
Thank You Very Much!, Inspiring me to dance more..
Nice ladies' bachata! And thank you. This is why I continue to dance.
I love this! I wonder if I can get your input on this: I really enjoy dancing and watching dance choreography in my spare time and sometimes if I watch them long enough, I will close my eyes and suddenly visualize people dancing. I'm not consciously coming up with routines and moves, the bodies don't belong to anyone in particular, it's just figures moving around in sync and doing very particular movements. Seems like there's something more than just your normal phosphenes?
I have cerebral palsy and I love dancing I love Bachata and salsa I have to be careful all the time because the spasticity is in my legs I'm also learning some belly dance. Dancing is the only physical activity I'm good at because of the connection I have with music expressing myself.
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing - very inspirational :)
I'm a suboxone patient, I've been on the medication for 5 years under the supervision of a doctor (obviously way too long), though I didn't seriously start tapering until a few months ago, which is coincidentally when I started dancing on and off for 8 hours a day almost every day, mainly since my mom passed away Jan 21 (life sucks right now as you can see lol) but I've continued to dance almost every day because it helps me so much with endorphin production. Like I felt like crap all the time before I started dancing throughout the day, and it's made tapering a much easier process. I'd been searching for years for different solutions or exercises to help with dopamine and feeling better so I could get off this medication, but nothing really worked well aside from Yoga, but that ended up not being my thing. But I love dance, it's like actually changed my life. I just found this video from wondering if it's all in my head, or if dance specifically works well for this, and you confirmed my suspicions so thank you lol
It's funny how life leads you down paths that end up being what you were looking for the whole time. I've always loved Michael Jackson and Prince, and all the musicians that most of us loved growing up, but I've always just been a stationary musician lol but after I started dancing every day I feel a thousand times more confident as a musician, like I've found it easier to define for myself what I want to go for, and I do think I know myself better aesthetically and spiritually through dance. I feel like it helps me to tap into some ancient primal instinct that we're all connected with through dance and music. But yeah I'm so hooked now, I'll never go back to just standing still with an instrument or microphone lol like I can't believe I ever considered not dancing live, it's crazy.
Thank you for sharing your incredible experience! So happy to hear that you found dance. It truly is a spiritual experience, and I can relate to many things you mentioned in your comment about how you feel when you dance :)
I have long been fascinated by the effect of music on the brain. It gives me no joy to disagree with Chomsky on anything, but his assertion that music is an evolutionary spandrel of acquiring language is, I think, only due to his musicless upbringing. If either is a spandrel, it is language. But I would say rather that language is a form of music, even as a drum is a musical instrument.
I point to dancing elephants to make my case: Play a cello, a harmonica, or even a beat box -- and an elephant will sway to beat. Playing my guitar in out pasture will soon have me surrounded by cattle. This makes obvious that music is also in the brains of animals -- something shared across species, and therefore hardwired in animal brains prior to humans, let alone human language. Otherwise, music would not soothe the savage beast.
Questions: Are there stages of the effect(s) music has on the brain? Does rhythm alone excite less of the brain than a symphony? Does music effect the brain less when we are asleep, or the same as when we are awake?
It was found that the most ancient Brahman musical chants/prayers to bring rain, thought to be in a language long forgotten, were actually mimicking birdsong that preceded rain. We got the cause and effect wrong is all. Conditions that indicate rain is on the way is what starts the birds singing their rainsongs. Do raptors sing? Perhaps even the dinosaur brain was wired for music.
Sweet lady.. :)
Thank you very much for the insights, the knowledge and wisdom shared here, is highly appreciate.
Ow .. I'm feeling grateful...
You did not mention that emotion at the end of the video..
But I'mmm also gonna dance :)
... and when I'm finished, then I wach you, do so :)
Peace Doctor
Love this video, thank-you for sharing!
Damn I need to get back to breakin. I thought it might actually be having a negative effect on my brain as I sometimes knock my head 😅
The timing of YT suggesting this video was perfect as well because I have a meetup on Saturday where they're going to Salsa after the meal.
I didn't feel like working out today so I searched for Blackpink dance challenges to... challenge myself. Heheh. I felt so good afterward!
I wonder if another brain benefit of dancing is that you often quickly alternate using the left and right sides of the body in complicated ways, so you're rapidly using the right and left sides of the brain, when normally we use more of the left brain. Must be great for rerouting brain patterns and neural plasticity.
Very interesting and nice video! Thank you very much!
Dancing is a big part of worship in many cultures, especially the indigenous. "The acquisition of sciences and the perfection of arts are considered acts of worship ." Baha'i Faith
I'll dancing tomorrow!
Good information and even better Dancing... I am in Love. ;P
P.s. Good performance in your show btw 👏🏾👏🏾
Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the struggles and madness in this world today, God is full of justice, mercy and love.
Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans
. The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom.
If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. He will help us through the struggle, the stress, and anything we experience in the world. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves, we need Him to help us as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction).
He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place.
He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it.
He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way.
Christ says in John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
- (AMPLIFIED version)
NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus.
If you have any questions let me know UXQ9ErQ0IZpGGN9NOnZY8CWja1940ISXEfiNYlG_IPi30mm6eIOjZzUwvfbOX2dz&utm_Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the struggles and madness in this world today, God is full of justice, mercy and love.
Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans
. The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom.
If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. He will help us through the struggle, the stress, and anything we experience in the world. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves, we need Him to help us as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction).
He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place.
He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it.
He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way.
Christ says in John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
- (AMPLIFIED version)
NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus.
If you have any questions let me know xx
Do people with epilepsy benefit more than the normal?
Hi Anna! Have you heard about biodanza?
❤ thank you
do you know what studies shown this information ? i am using this info for one of my assignments at school
Unless you quantify any of these benefits and compare those benefits to the downside of whatever work one puts into dance (or whatever activity you are claiming benefits of), your conclusions don't mean anything. Sure, benefits exist. That's universally true about everything. How much and how much compared to the cost, cost in time, opportunity cost compared to doing something more useful, etc.
In my search to cure MS symptoms, I've learned the most from Israeli & Ayurvedic meds or herbs. Great video.
Would love to know what meds and herbs you’ve found ☺️
Hi i would love to read the articals you reffer to :)
Informative video, minus the profanity.
i smoke a lil bit of ganja, & dance until i cant breathe🥰
When my brain wants rewards I feed it opioids.
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