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Recalling dance movement from long-term memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12905412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Stevens (0000-0002-7558-2717, Western Sydney University, corresponding author), Jane Ginsborg (0000-0003-0297-1751, Royal Northern College of Music), Garry Lester |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 234-250 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Memory Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6980 • E-ISSN: 1750-6999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1750698010387018 |
| OpenAlex | W2145253832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 25 |
Recall of complex non-verbal motor sequences, such as contemporary dance, provides insights into the structure and mechanics of human memory — specifically, cues and associations in long-term memory (LTM). In this study, four dancers recalled material — eight exercises in the form of short dances — that they had not performed for between three and 31 years. The dancers initially recalled the exercises in silence, although each one had been learned to a particular piece of music. The exercises were recalled either immediately or after an unfilled delay and using self-motion or a mannequin. Recall rates were similar across immediate and delayed conditions; self versus mannequin motion had little impact on the length of material recalled. Qualitative data indicated that music and dancer movement were important cues to LTM; transitions were sometimes forgotten; images associated with movement recall were kinaesthetic, verbal, visual and auditory. The results are consistent with accounts of LTM for other temporal arts and suggest activation of multimodal associates and images
Aesthetics · Art · Cognitive psychology · Dance · Motion (physics · Movement (music · Recall · Silence · Visual arts · Action Observation and Synchronization · Communication · Computer Science · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |