Conference
Studying Synchronization to a Musical Beat in Nonhuman Animals
Abstract
The recent discovery of spontaneous synchronization to music in a nonhuman animal (the sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita eleonora) raises several questions. How does this behavior differ from nonmusical synchronization abilities in other species, such as synchronized frog calls or firefly flashes? What significance does the behavior have for debates over the evolution of human music? What kinds of animals can synchronize to musical …
Authors
Patel AD; Iversen JR; Bregman MR; Schulz I
Volume
1169
Pagination
pp. 459-469
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04581.x
Conference proceedings
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Issue
1
ISSN
0077-8923