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Stay still! The neural mechanisms underlying stillness Why talk about stillness while talking about movement? As I was teaching my pup to "stay", I was thinking on how much of our lives we spend not moving. We reach towards our phone and stop moving, we walk to a location and stop, a cat stops moving while looking for its prey, a squirrel hops and jumps around, and then sits still on a brach, and the turtle stays absolutely still while sunning itself.
What does stopping of movement mean in terms of brain functioning? The neural mechanisms of stillness are complex [1]. In the next few posts, I will look at how we stop moving, the neural mechanisms involved, and how this plays out in dance. In the meantime, check out Episode 2 of Vichaar where I talk about movement in dance, and movement in the brain. Citation:
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My Pup's movement and Episode 2 of Vichaar
Movement in Bharatanatyam, and movement in the brain: Episode 2 of Vichaar In this episode, I give a glimpse of the movement patterns in Bharatanatyam, talk about the complexity of movement, and see how the brain ascribes meaning to movement. A transcript of the episode can be found here. |
About SlokaMy name is Sloka. I am a neuroscientist and dancer; you can find more about me here. 
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