Thinking With the Dancing Brain - Embodying Neuroscience

As seasoned dancers and dance educators, Minton and Faber approach brain function from inside the body as embodiment of thought. Their collection of neurological research about the thought processes in learning and performing dance encompasses a vision of dance as creative art, communication, education, and life. The book informs neuroscientists, educators, and dancers about the complex interdependence of brain localities and networking of human neurology through an integration of physiology, cognition, and the art of dance.

List of contents

Foreword: Robert G. Shulman
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Groundwork for Thinking in Dance
2. Observation
3. Engagement
4. High Level Thinking Skills
5. Emotion
6. Memory
7. Imagination and Imagery
8. Learning
9. Problem Solving
10. 21st Century Skills
Glossary
Index

About the author

By Sandra C. Minton and Rima Faber

Product details

• Authors: Rima Faber, Faber Rima, Sandra C Minton, Sandra C. Minton, Sandra C. Faber Minton, Minton Sandra C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.09.2016
• EAN: 9781475812510
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-1251-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Dance, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Educational psychology, Neurosciences