S2 E13: Your Mind on Dance, with Dr. Emily Cross
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Why do we love to dance? What makes dance different from other movements? This week on the podcast we speak to Dr. Emily Cross about her research on the neuroscience of dance. Dr. Cross explains why we prefer to watch certain dances over others and how emotion is central to dancing. Ava and Beth discuss their aesthetic experiences with art in general, leading to very different opinions!
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Darda, K. M., & Cross, E. S. (2022). The role of expertise and culture in visual art appreciation. Scientific Reports
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Finisguerra, A., Ticini, L., Kirsch, L., Cross, E. S., Kotz, S. A. & Urgesi, C. (2021) Dissociating embodiment and emotional reactivity in motor responses to artworks. Cognition
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Ramsey, R., Kaplan, D., K. & Cross, E. S. (2021). Watch and learn: The cognitive neuroscience of learning from others’ actions. Trends in Neurosciences
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Orlandi, A., Cross, E.S. & Orgs, G. (2020). Timing is everything: Aesthetic perception of movement kinematics in dance. Cognition
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