Vestibulo-Hippocampal Function Is Enhanced and Brain Structure Altered in Professional Ballet Dancers
Background and Objective: Life-long balance training has been shown to affect brain structure, including the hippocampus. Data are missing in this respect on professional ballet dancers of both genders. It is also unknown whether transfer effects exist on general balancing as well as spatial orienta...
Main Authors: | Milos Dordevic, Robert Schrader, Marco Taubert, Patrick Müller, Anita Hökelmann, Notger G. Müller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2018.00050/full |
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