Танец, мозг и биохимия: как движение меняет нас изнутри | Алла Сигалова и Вадим Говорун

In the third episode of the intellectual show "The Sofiko Challenge," choreographer Alla Sigalova and Russian Academy of Sciences academician Vadim Govorun meet with the author and host of the project, Sofiko Shevardnadze, to discuss where the memory of movement is actually stored and how emotions, sound, and the body are interconnected. We discuss: — what rhythm is as the foundation of living nature — why modern diseases are hypodynamic — how dance affects the body and psyche — what muscle memory is — can movement heal — where is the line between stress and destruction — ​​why the body "turns us off" through illness A conversation about how dance becomes a way of self-discovery, why scientists compare self-expression to biology, and where the line lies between movement and thought. Watch the new episode—a meeting of art and science, where the body becomes the language of the mind. 🎥 "The Sofiko Challenge" is a new intellectual show about science, art, and meaning. The author and host is Sofiko Shevardnadze. The project was created by the Vyzov Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Cultural Relations and the START online cinema with the support of the Internet Development Institute (ANO IRI). Each episode features a meeting with prominent scientists and artists: choreographer Alla Sigalova, musician Pyotr Dranga, theater critic Grigory Zaslavsky, neurobiologist Raul Gainetdinov, AI expert Evgeny Burnaev, biologist Vadim Govorun, and others. This is a conversation about science and creativity, emotions and self-knowledge, and how people learn to understand themselves in a rapidly changing world. For questions and suggestions: [email protected] In this episode: 00:00 — Welcome and Introduction 01:10 — Technology and Screen Time: Gadgets, Social Media, Safety 03:45 — Children's Mental Health: Anxiety, Burnout, Support 06:20 — Education and Overload: School, Clubs, Achievement Pressure 09:05 — Family Relationships: Time Lack, Conflicts, Support 11:30 — Values ​​and Parenting: Emotional Intelligence, Boundaries, Norms 14:10 — Online Risks and Privacy: Sharenting, Digital Footprint 16:50 — Trauma and Safety: Aggression, Violence, the Role of Professionals 19:15 — Future and Sustainability: Eco-Habits, Adapting to a Technological World 20:10 — Muscle Memory: How the Body Remembers 21:27 — The Memory of Professionals 22:45 — Why we don't hear our bodies 23:25 — Vocalists as the best "listeners" of the body 25:59 — Perfumers and the sense of smell as a superpower 28:02 — Why stress can heal or break 29:32 — What is overtraining 31:17 — Sports, stress, and immunity 22:10 — Brain compensation 23:12 — Why we don't hear our bodies 24:30 — Vocalists as the best "listeners" of the body 25:59 — Perfumers and the sense of smell as a superpower 28:02 — Why stress can heal or break 29:30 — What is overtraining 31:17 — Sports, stress, and immunity 32:07 — Balance and rhythm of stress 32:25 — How stress and overtraining destroy the body 32:47 — The role of the environment and infections during heavy stress 33:09 — Stress, Motivation and Recovery with Age 33:39 — Myths about Training in Older Age 34:09 — "Everything in Moderation" — Listen to Your Body 34:16 — Smell as a Method of Monitoring Your Condition (Ironic, but to the point) 34:42 — Ballet as an Extreme Profession: Injuries, Wear and Tear 35:24 — Retirement and the Sharp Deterioration of Health After Stopping Activity 36:24 — Exercises Are Necessary, but Adapted to Age 37:30 — The Experience of a 66-Year-Old Ballerina: Discipline and Recovery 38:23 — Working for Pleasure and the Meaning of Life 39:02 — Examples of Long-Lived Ballet Dancers: Plisetskaya, Alonso, Baryshnikov 40:04 — Why You Shouldn't "Lay Down" with Age 40:23 — Training Limitations and the Risk of Overtraining 40:54 — "A Person Has No Ceiling" — A Debate on the Body's Capabilities 41:26 — Music as The Body's Engine 42:04 — Collective Dance: "One Heart" and the Rhythm of Community 42:53 — Corps de Ballet People and Soloists: Types of Thinking 43:44 — No Partner in Life? In ballet, it's about consciousness, not philosophy 44:05 — Microbiota as a Model of Society 45:08 — The Danger of Nutrition Advice and the Importance of Listening to Yourself 46:00 — How Microbiota Forms Before Ages 3–5 47:02 — How to Listen to Yourself: Moderation and Rhythm of Eating 47:54 — Calorie Restriction as a Factor in Longevity 48:20 — How Food Turns into a "Lump" and What Bacteria Do with It 49:00 — Overeating, Stress, and Nutrition 49:48 — Bacteria Signal the Brain When They're Deficient 50:41 — The Philosophy of Partner Dance: Trust and Control 52:48 — Why Total Devotion to Your Partner is Dangerous in Ballet 53:29 — Flexibility Is More Important Than Control: in the Body, Psyche, and Immunity 54:08 — Flexibility as a Biological Norm 55:30 — We Are an Ecosystem: Cellular Compromises and the body 56:47 — Society as a complex system of compromises 57:16 — Flexibility = movement; statics are not viable 58:0...