Add to ORKGGroup synchronised dance is hypothesised to activate the Endogenous Opioid System (EOS), thereby increasing pain threshold, and encouraging social closeness. Previous studies have been limited to the use of pain threshold as a proxy indicator of EOS activation. We conducted a double-blind administration of placebo and naltrexone (an endorphin antagonist) before groups of strangers danced in synchrony and measured both pain threshold and sense of belonging to the group after dancing. A 100 mg dose of naltrexone resulted in significant hyperalgesic effects compared to the control participants, confirming that increases in pain threshold in the control group are due to activation of the EOS and release of endorphins during synchronised dancing...
Music’s universality and its ability to deeply affect emotions suggest an evolutionary origin. Previ...
Animals have the fascinating ability to play a key role in their own physiological responses, whethe...
Physical exercise is known to stimulate the release of endorphins, creating a mild sense of euphoria...
Group synchronised dance is hypothesised to activate the Endogenous Opioid System (EOS), thereby inc...
Dance – movement to music – is a ubiquitous and ancient human activity, which may serve important ad...
Moving in synchrony leads to cooperative behavior and feelings of social closeness, and dance (invol...
Group dancing is a ubiquitous human activity that involves exertive synchronized movement to music....
Close social bonds are critical to a happy and fulfilled life and yet little is known, in humans, ab...
It is well known that music arouses emotional responses. In addition, it has long been thought to pl...
It is well known that music arouses emotional responses. In addition, it has long been thought to pl...
Recent findings suggest that pain and pleasure share common neurochemical circuits, and studies in a...
Positive social cues, like happy facial expressions, activate the brain's reward system and indicate...
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying fibromyalgia are still unknown, although some evidence ...
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying fibromyalgia are still unknown, although some evidence ...
Personal social network size exhibits considerable variation in the human population and is associat...
Music’s universality and its ability to deeply affect emotions suggest an evolutionary origin. Previ...
Animals have the fascinating ability to play a key role in their own physiological responses, whethe...
Physical exercise is known to stimulate the release of endorphins, creating a mild sense of euphoria...
Group synchronised dance is hypothesised to activate the Endogenous Opioid System (EOS), thereby inc...
Dance – movement to music – is a ubiquitous and ancient human activity, which may serve important ad...
Moving in synchrony leads to cooperative behavior and feelings of social closeness, and dance (invol...
Group dancing is a ubiquitous human activity that involves exertive synchronized movement to music....
Close social bonds are critical to a happy and fulfilled life and yet little is known, in humans, ab...
It is well known that music arouses emotional responses. In addition, it has long been thought to pl...
It is well known that music arouses emotional responses. In addition, it has long been thought to pl...
Recent findings suggest that pain and pleasure share common neurochemical circuits, and studies in a...
Positive social cues, like happy facial expressions, activate the brain's reward system and indicate...
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying fibromyalgia are still unknown, although some evidence ...
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying fibromyalgia are still unknown, although some evidence ...
Personal social network size exhibits considerable variation in the human population and is associat...
Music’s universality and its ability to deeply affect emotions suggest an evolutionary origin. Previ...
Animals have the fascinating ability to play a key role in their own physiological responses, whethe...
Physical exercise is known to stimulate the release of endorphins, creating a mild sense of euphoria...