The Effect Of Dance On Emotions

Dance is a kind of typical art of expression.People have realized the close relationship between the dance and emotion since ancient times.Modern neuroscience research shows that emotions have a certain neural material basis in the brain.By the influence of dance experience,the emotion areas of brain change in structure and function.This changing is called plasticity.Therefore,exploring the impact of dance on emotional areas of brain from the perspective of brain plasticity provides a new path to study the impact of dance on emotion.The study of the influence of dance on emotion,it not only helps to explore the effect of dance on the physical and mental health,but also helps to explore the influence of dance on cognition and behavior.In this study,we tried to analyze the influence of dance on emotion by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)and emotional Rating Scale.First of all,the data of this study of resting state fMRI scanning on college students with long-term professional Chinese classical dance training and ordinary college students was analysed with methods of ReHo and independent component analysis(ICA),finding out DMN.Two sample T test and Alpha Sim correction were done on the two analysis results in region of interesting(emotional brain areas).Differences in emotional brain areas between the group of people were finded out,and the influence of dance training on nerve material basis of emotion was analysed.Then,the college students with long-term dance training and ordinary college students were psychological evaluated with emotional rating scale,including the Positive Negative Affect Scale(PANAS),Profile of Mood States(POMOS),Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Toronto alexithymia scale(TAS-20),Beck Depression Inventory(BDI).Difference between the two group of people were find out,and the the effect of dance training on mood was analysed.Finally the results of resting state fMRI data and emotional rating scale were combined to analyse dance training effect on mood,from the perspective of the overall argument.The fMRI data analysis results showed that,the dance training has increased Re Ho values on the left insula,the left amygdala and part of the left temporal lobe area,such as the superior temporal gyrus,heschl gyri.The ICA results showed that,the dance training has increased activation on the left side of the insula,anterior cingulate,part of the left temporal lobe(middle temporal gyrus etc.),as well as the reticular structure of brain stem.Activation and ReHo values mostly increased in left cerebral hemisphere,and the left hemisphere is mainly related to positiveemotion.This indicated that dance has positive effects on positive emotion.The results of the emotion rating scale show that the dance can promote positive emotions,energy,self-esteem,and improve emotional expression and extroverted thinking.Overall,both MRI data analysis results and emotional psychological scale results showed that dance can affect emotions,especially to improve the positive emotions.The results of this study show that dance can promote positive emotions.According to the theory of psychology,emotion is closely related to people's cognition,behavior and health.Therefore,it is of great theoretical and practical significance to improve the behavior,cognitive function and promote the physical and mental health of the human being.This can also provide a scientific theoretical support for the development of various types of public dance activities,the formulation of government policies about dance,and even the therapy to mental illness using dance mehtod.