台灣留學生出席國際會議補助

2009年5月12日 星期二

Persons with Down syndrome Can Dance!

論文發表人: 陳志佳 (亞利桑那州立大學人體肌動學系博士班)

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Many observations and anecdotes have suggested that persons with Down syndrome (DS) love music and specifically moving to music.  The present pilot study videotaped 10 adults with Down syndrome and 10 mental age-matched participants dancing in response to five different types of music (e.g., Classical/Pop, Jazz).  Our preliminary results suggest that persons with Down syndrome didn't move rhythmically; however, they were more active and did move more to music than mental age matched participants.  While persons with DS had some characteristic movement patterns that were similar with all music types, some persons with DS did adopt specific movement patterns for specific types of music.  Furthermore, they clearly enjoyed what they were doing. We suggested music could be a media to improve their motor learning and development. Further research needs to quantify this love of moving to music.

先前研究已經指出唐氏症患者喜好音樂並熱愛隨者音樂舞動。本研究以影像錄影記錄10位唐氏症患者與10位心智年齡相符之受試者在五種不同類型音樂(例如:現代古典音樂、爵士樂)播放下之動作表現模式。我們初步研究結果發現唐氏症患者無法隨者音樂節奏表現出節奏性的律動。然而,他們比心智年齡相符之受試者更能積極隨者音樂擺動與動作展現。大部分唐氏症患者無論在任何音樂類型下均表現出某些相似性且具特徵的動作表現模式。然而某些唐氏症患者卻能針對某些特殊音樂類型表現出特殊之動作模式。因此,我們清楚發現唐氏症患者能夠享受並隨者音樂舞動。因此本研究建議音樂是能夠成為一個適當的媒介提供唐氏症患者作為改善動作學習與發展之工具。針對他們對於音樂的喜愛,我們將進一步研究能量化探討他們的動作行為模式。