Caroline Simpkins has a new article, Do dance style and intervention duration matter in improving balance among people with Parkinson’s disease? A systematic review with meta-analysis, published in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. Simpkins, C., & Yang, F. (2022). Do dance style and intervention duration matter in improving balance among people with Parkinson’s disease? A systematic […]
Le Sun has a new article, Recognition and Prediction Method of Music and Dance Movements Based on G-ResNet SPP and Attention Mechanism, published in Mobile Information Systems. Sun, L., & Shao, H. (2022). Recognition and Prediction Method of Music and Dance Movements Based on G-ResNet SPP and Attention Mechanism. Mobile Information Systems, 2022, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1763262 […]
Beatrix Bánkyné Perjés has a new article, Prenatal dance activity enhances foetal and postnatal cognitive and motor development, published in Physiology International. Bánkyné Perjés, B., Mátrai, G., Nagy, B., Erdei, D., Makai, A., Prémusz, V., Kovács, K. A., & Bódis, J. (2022). Prenatal dance activity enhances foetal and postnatal cognitive and motor development. Physiology International. […]
Meltem Kaya has a new article, Effects of creative dance on functional capacity, pulmonary function, balance, and cognition in COPD patients: A randomized controlled trial, published in Heart & Lung. Kaya, M., Gurses, H. N., Ucgun, H., & Okyaltirik, F. (2023). Effects of creative dance on functional capacity, pulmonary function, balance, and cognition in COPD […]
Elena Chichinina has a new article, The Relationship between Executive Functions and Dance Classes in Preschool Age Children, published in Education Sciences. Chichinina, E., Bukhalenkova, D., Tvardovskaya, A., Semyonov, Y., Gavrilova, M., & Almazova, O. (2022). The Relationship between Executive Functions and Dance Classes in Preschool Age Children. Education Sciences, 12(11), 788. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12110788. Contributor: LAB:SYNC
The MathWorks Inc. featured LAB:SYNC director, Dr. Aston K. McCullough, in a user story published on their website. The article focuses on interactive computer vision and sensor data analysis applications developed by McCullough using MATLAB. Read the full article on the MathWorks website.
As a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab, Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC) is currently developing methods for quantifying dance exposures in adults 18-85 years old. Later this year, LAB:SYNC will be releasing three specific applications for quantifying dance exposures using sensors. The applications allow researchers the ability to calibrate […]
This summer, the dance science community published a number of ground-breaking new studies, with 39 articles on dance, science, health and technology featured on gravity! Benferhat, S., Bouraoui, Z., Ma, T.-T., & Tabia, K. (2022). Representing Vietnamese Traditional Dances and?Handling Inconsistent Information. In D. Ciucci, I. Couso, J. Medina, D. ?l?zak, D. Petturiti, B. Bouchon-Meunier, & […]
Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of current team members and laboratory alumni. Emily Loane (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC) congratulates Research Assistant Emily Loane, who is the recipient of an award from the United Association Scholarship Fund for outstanding personal achievement, academic standing, […]
LAB:SYNC is excited to have the following new team members as part of our group at UMass Amherst: Dr. Jared Ramer (Postdoctoral Research Associate) Dr. Jared Ramer is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago where he earned his master’s and PhD in Kinesiology and Nutrition. During that time he was also head […]