caa a22 4500 605497702 CHVBK 20210128100542.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10465-015-9196-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10465-015-9196-7 Dance and Aging: A Critical Review of Findings in Neuroscience [Elektronische Daten] [Sowmya Kshtriya, Rebecca Barnstaple, Débora Rabinovich, Joseph DeSouza] Significant developments in health applications for dance have occurred over the past 40years. While neurological changes associated with physical exercise have been well researched and documented, dance has yet to receive the same attention and represents an area of extreme interest for further study given its many reported benefits. The objective of this review is to critically examine the existing literature on observed neurological effects of dance interventions within the elderly population. A comprehensive literature search was performed using six different databases, and included dance interventions involving ballet, ballroom, tango, several cultural dances, and dance/movement therapy, with five elderly population types comprised of both healthy individuals and those exhibiting neurological impairments. The articles were critically appraised using formal research guidelines. In total, 44 appropriate and relevant studies were identified and short listed. Together, all studies examined three major domains: (1) cognition, (2) sensorimotor performance, and (3) underlying neurobiological factors. Twenty-one studies investigated the effects of dance on cognition, 27 on sensorimotor performance (gait, static and dynamic balance), and seven evaluated the effects on underlying neurobiological factors. Post-dance intervention findings showed significant improvements in several aspects of brain function involving cognition and sensorimotor performance; however, only a few studies were found which related the significance of dance interventions to its potential affect on various neurobiological factors. There is a need for future research investigating the direct effects of dance interventions on neurobiological changes in the elderlywhich this review begins to address. American Dance Therapy Association, 2015 Cognition nationallicence Dance nationallicence Neurobiological factors nationallicence Sensorimotor performance nationallicence Kshtriya Sowmya Centre for Vision Research, York University, Lassonde Building, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, Toronto, ON, Canada aut Barnstaple Rebecca Centre for Vision Research, York University, Lassonde Building, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, Toronto, ON, Canada aut Rabinovich Débora Centre for Vision Research, York University, Lassonde Building, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, Toronto, ON, Canada aut DeSouza Joseph Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada aut American Journal of Dance Therapy Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2015-12-01), 81-112 0146-3721 37:2<81 2015 37 10465 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10465-015-9196-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10465-015-9196-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kshtriya Sowmya Centre for Vision Research, York University, Lassonde Building, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, Toronto, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barnstaple Rebecca Centre for Vision Research, York University, Lassonde Building, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, Toronto, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rabinovich Débora Centre for Vision Research, York University, Lassonde Building, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, Toronto, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- DeSouza Joseph Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- American Journal of Dance Therapy Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2015-12-01), 81-112 0146-3721 37:2<81 2015 37 10465