Journal article
Experimental Evidence for Synchronization to a Musical Beat in a Nonhuman Animal
Abstract
The tendency to move in rhythmic synchrony with a musical beat (e.g., via head bobbing, foot tapping, or dance) is a human universal [1] yet is not commonly observed in other species [2]. Does this ability reflect a brain specialization for music cognition, or does it build on neural circuitry that ordinarily serves other functions? According to the "vocal learning and rhythmic synchronization" hypothesis [3], entrainment to a musical beat …
Authors
Patel AD; Iversen JR; Bregman MR; Schulz I
Journal
Current Biology, Vol. 19, No. 10, pp. 827–830
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.038
ISSN
0960-9822