An explorative study of the creative process of improvisational dance from the perspective of Brain Science and Cognitive Science

本研究结合脑科学和认知科学的方法，对即兴舞蹈的创作过程进行了探索性的初步研究。我们比较了当代舞者的大脑活动在几种条件下使用脑电图记录。一项试点研究比较了一名舞者在观看自己的独舞动作时的大脑活动与观看她与另一名舞者的双人舞蹈动作时的大脑活动，表明这两种情况下的脑电图模式存在差异。具体来说，在观看双人舞蹈动作的情况下，大脑活动显示出大脑各个区域之间更复杂的相互作用。这一结果表明，这种复杂的舞蹈即兴创作过程可以通过脑电图等大脑测量来捕获。在此基础上，我们目前正在进行进一步的实验。

This explorative pilot study investigates the process of improvisational dance by combining the methods of Brain Science and Cognitive Science. We compare the brain activity of contemporary dancers in several conditions using EEG recordings. A pilot study comparing a dancer’s brain activity when watching her own solo dance movements with those when watching her duo dance movements with another dancer suggests that there are differences in EEG patterns between these two conditions. Specifically, in the case of watching duo dance movements, the brain activity shows more complex interactions between various areas of the brain. This result indicates the possibility that such a complex dance improvisation process can be captured by brain measurements like EEG. Based on this pilot study, we are currently conducting furtherexperiments.