Increased Insular Connectivity and Enhanced Empathic Ability Associated with Dance/Music Training

<div>Functional connectivity of dAI seeds. (a) Represents the results of the left dAI, and (b) represents the results of the right dAI. A significant increase in FC between dAI and ACC and left MTG is observed in dancers and musicians compared with controls. Only in the musician group is there a significantly higher FC between dAI and left postcentral and right precentral gyrus.</div>

Neural Plasticity

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Figure 3: Increased Insular Connectivity and Enhanced Empathic Ability Associated with Dance/Music Training 