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ADHD Experts Podcast

586- Movement As Medicine: How Music, Movement, and Dance Transform the Neurodivergent Brain

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Research shows that a body in motion engages a diverse network of brain regions. Movement, and dance in particular, improves mood, focus, emotional regulation, social connections, and decreases social anxiety and depression. Learn more from Julia C. Basso, Ph.D., including simple routines you can do at home.

Movement and the Neurodivergent Brain: Resources

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine.

0:13.6

Hey, everyone. I'm Nicole Carr, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD experts' presentation titled Movement as Medicine, how music, movement, and dance transform the neurodivergent brain.

0:31.3

Leading today's presentation is Dr. Julia Baso.

0:34.7

Dr. Julia Baso is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition,

0:40.1

foods, and exercise at Virginia Tech, a scientific wellness consultant and director of the

0:46.6

embodied laboratory, the embodied brain laboratory. She also holds affiliate faculty positions

0:53.3

in the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience and is a fellow at both the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology, and the Center for Health Behaviorist Research at the Frawlin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, Carillion.

1:09.0

A Renee Fleming neuro arts investigator, her research has been featured in prominent outlets,

1:15.5

such as The New York Times, Dance Magazine, Psychology Today, Virginia Living, and National Public Radio.

1:23.9

In addition to her scientific work, she creates dance, performances, and artistic installations that visualize and sonify brain activity, extending her commitment to understanding and sharing the embodied mind through both research and art. To learn more, please visit www.W. Embodiedbrainlab.com. If you support the work that we're doing here at Attitude,

1:50.3

please subscribe to our quarterly print publication, Attitude Magazine. Attitude magazine won a national

1:57.8

award for our first ever women's issue, and we couldn't be more proud.

2:03.3

If you're not yet an attitude subscriber, visit attitude mag.com backslash subscribe.

2:10.0

So without further ado, I'm so pleased to welcome Dr. Julia Baso.

2:15.1

Thank you so much for joining us today.

2:18.8

Okay, hello. Thank you so much for joining us today. Okay, hello.

2:19.7

Thank you so much for having me.

2:21.0

I'm so excited to be here.

2:23.2

So I wanted to start talking about ADHD and ASD symptomatology.

2:28.3

So when we think about these neurodevelopmental disorders, we see a few different symptoms or conditions.

2:33.9

So, for example, with ADHD,

2:35.2

we see things like in inattentive kind of mind, impulsivity, forgetfulness, restlessness,

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