Time is a universal psychological dimension, but time perception has often been studied
and discussed in relative isolation. Increasingly, researchers are searching for unifying …

Dance movement therapy (DMT) has become an increasingly recognized and used
treatment, though primarily used to target psychological and physical well‐being in …

The human “mirror-system” is suggested to play a crucial role in action observation and
execution, and is characterized by activity in the premotor and parietal cortices during the …

Athletes show superior abilities not only in executing complex actions, but also in
anticipating others' moves. Here, we explored how visual and motor experiences contribute …

The purpose of this article is to highlight the possibilities that research on dance
appreciation offers empirical aesthetics, as well as the challenges such research poses …

The human brain has dedicated mechanisms for processing other people's movements.
Previous research has revealed how these mechanisms contribute to perceiving the …

We examined the effects of emotional bodily expressions on the perception of time.
Participants were shown bodily expressions of fear, happiness and sadness in a temporal …

Appreciating human movement can be a powerful aesthetic experience. We have used
apparent biological motion to investigate the aesthetic effects of three levels of movement …

Perceiving and synchronizing to a piece of dance is a remarkable skill in humans. Research
in this area is very recent and has been focused mainly on entrainment produced by regular …

Several studies have shown that the observation of a rapidly moving stimulus dilates our
perception of time. However, this effect appears to be at odds with the fact that our …