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October 01 2006

Bodies Meet Minds: Choreography and Cognition

Rosaleen McCarthy,

Rosaleen McCarthy

¹Rosaleen McCarthy (senior lecturer), Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, U.K. E-mail: r.mccarthy@psychol.cam.ac.uk.

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Alan Blackwell,

Alan Blackwell

²Alan Blackwell (senior lecturer), Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 15 J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FD, U.K. E-mail: Alan.Blackwell@cl.cam.ac.uk.

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Scott deLahunta,

Scott deLahunta

³Scott deLahunta (researcher), Sarphatipark 26-3, 1072 PB Amsterdam, Netherlands. E-mail: sdela@ahk.nl.

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Alan Wing,

Alan Wing

⁴Alan Wing (researcher), Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. E-mail: a.m.wing@bham.ac.uk.

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Kristen Hollands,

Kristen Hollands

⁵Kristen Hollands (kinesiologist), School of Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. E-mail: k.hollands@bham.ac.uk.

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Philip Barnard,

Philip Barnard

⁶Philip Barnard (research scientist), MRC Cognition and Brain Science Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 2EF, U.K. E-mail: philip.barnard@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.

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Ian Nimmo-Smith,

Ian Nimmo-Smith

⁷Ian Nimmo-Smith (statistician), MRC Cognition and Brain Science Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 2EF, U.K. E-mail: ian.nimmo-smith@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.

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Anthony Marcel

Anthony Marcel

⁸Anthony Marcel (researcher), School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, U.K. E-mail: a.marcel@herts.ac.uk.

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Author and Article Information

Rosaleen McCarthy

¹Rosaleen McCarthy (senior lecturer), Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, U.K. E-mail: r.mccarthy@psychol.cam.ac.uk.

Alan Blackwell

²Alan Blackwell (senior lecturer), Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 15 J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FD, U.K. E-mail: Alan.Blackwell@cl.cam.ac.uk.

Scott deLahunta

³Scott deLahunta (researcher), Sarphatipark 26-3, 1072 PB Amsterdam, Netherlands. E-mail: sdela@ahk.nl.

Alan Wing

⁴Alan Wing (researcher), Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. E-mail: a.m.wing@bham.ac.uk.

Kristen Hollands

⁵Kristen Hollands (kinesiologist), School of Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. E-mail: k.hollands@bham.ac.uk.

Philip Barnard

⁶Philip Barnard (research scientist), MRC Cognition and Brain Science Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 2EF, U.K. E-mail: philip.barnard@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.

Ian Nimmo-Smith

⁷Ian Nimmo-Smith (statistician), MRC Cognition and Brain Science Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 2EF, U.K. E-mail: ian.nimmo-smith@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.

Anthony Marcel

⁸Anthony Marcel (researcher), School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, U.K. E-mail: a.marcel@herts.ac.uk.

Online ISSN: 1530-9282

Print ISSN: 0024-094X

© 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2006

Leonardo (2006) 39 (5): 475–478.

https://doi.org/10.1162/leon.2006.39.5.475

ABSTRACT

The article describes a collaborative research project between choreographer Wayne McGregor and a team of neuroscientists and psychologists concerned with the relationship between mind and bodily movement. The project comprised several areas of research into the neurological and cognitive basis of movement. The article also discusses the mutual benefits of collaboration between the dancers and scientists.

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© 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2006

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