PSYCH 3H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Myocyte, Partner Dance, Motor Neuron
12 Mar 2018
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Lecture 6a- dance; the motor systems of the brain and spinal cord. Language syntax (parallel: the main interaction between dance and language are dance dramas. * dance functions as a gesture language in dance dramas (like ballet) * this involves portraying characters (acting) as well: transformer. * dance can be a stylization (artification) of everyday motor behaviors. * of emotion and mood while dancing: temporalizer. * in real-time, to synchronize movement among dancers or between dancers and musicians. * group dancing can increase feelings of cohesion and promote cooperation. * couple dancing can increase feelings of attraction: telecommunicator. (cid:498)journey(cid:499) to other worlds by shamans during trance: conveying actions through gestures, portraying characters (i. e. acting) Metric entrainment is one of the (cid:498)art modules(cid:499: the term entrainment means to synchronize, and the term metric means a regular rhythm. This is shared between music and dance.
