When Maria started experiencing memory lapses at 73, her doctor suggested medications and puzzles. Instead, she joined a weekly dance class. Six months later, her cognitive assessments showed ...

PARK RIDGE, Illinois -- Despite his graying beard and endearing nickname, Grandpa Rossy isn't quite that old. But no matter your age, it can really help to "bust a move." Mike Maggio and his wife ...

Results from the research team’s brain-activity simulator show regions of brain where activity was significantly predicted by the simulator from features of music and movement, employing cross-modal ...

Could creative pursuits, such as playing a musical instrument, help delay brain aging? Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images “If we can identify everyday activities that help the brain stay ‘younger’ ...

Numerous studies have explored the mental health benefits of both physical exercise and listening to music. Not surprisingly, dance therapy has also been found to have a positive impact on mental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regularly engaging in creative activities—like painting, dancing, or gaming—can help keep your brain biologically younger, ...

Did Sir Isaac Newton destroy the beauty of the rainbow by explaining it? Yes, he did. Because of Newton we no longer believe that a rainbow is the shaft of light projected from a pot of gold, or the ...

In regards to the phenomenon of music and cognition, multiple studies show folks who dance are less likely to develop dementia. This presumably takes the music component and adds memory, movement and ...

We often forget the power our bodies hold in shaping how we feel and think. Dancing, a practice many of us leave behind as we grow older, could hold the key to unlocking emotional healing and even ...

As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer's disease. A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in ...

If you want to keep your brain sharp, pick up a paintbrush!

Building on the growing interest in technology-supported dance practice, neural imaging offers novel opportunities to reveal dancers’ internal states and expand the possibilities for augmented, ...