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_______ stimulates numerous parts of the brain, even those that aren’t often used for movement.
Dancing
True or False: Learning how to dance only causes people to be distracted and unproductive.
False
Learning how to dance can be beneficial and ______ for people of all ages.
Advantageous
True or False: Dancing helps us exercise, lose confidence, and feel younger.
False; not lose confidence, but gain confidence
Dance, as previously stated, reduces stress by raising _____ hormone levels and providing an individual a sense of well-being.
serotonin
Learning new _____ and studying dancing ____ can help develop the brain.
steps & patterns
Participants engaged in a study conducted by Verghese et al. in 2003 who participated in more ____ activities showed lower risks of experiencing dementia.
leisure
Dancing can increase critical thinking skills, promote cerebral health, and develop spatial memory, which are part of the brain’s _____ domain.
cognitive
Dancing reduces the risk of _____ decline more than any other activity.
cognitive function
State the 3 activities found by the study conducted by Verghese et al., (2003), that showed significant risk reductions of experiencing dementia.
Reading, answering crossword puzzles, and dancing
Based on the study of Teixeira-Machado et al., (2019), give the 4 stated diseases to which dancing can serve as an intervention to.
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Cerebral Palsy, and Parkinson’s Diseases