Despite evolutionary musicology's interdisciplinary nature, and the diverse methods it
employs, the field has nevertheless tended to divide into two main positions. Some argue …

The propensity to make music is the most mysterious, wonderful, and neglected feature of
humankind: this is where Steven Mithen began, drawing together strands from archaeology …

“A profound personal meditation on human existence... weaving together... historic and
contemporary thought on the deepest question of all: why are we here?”—Gabor Maté MD …

Music pervades everyday life-in homes, on trains and planes, in cars and shops, at births
and deaths, at weddings and war, in concert halls, clubs, stadiums, and fields. In so many …

This article explores human rhythmic abilities and behaviors within a framework of
evolutionary theory highlighting the need for research in this area to be grounded upon solid …

A compelling look at the quest for the origins of human language from an accomplished
linguist Language is a distinctly human gift. However, because it leaves no permanent trace …

This paper explores the importance of preconceptual meaning in speech and music,
stressing the role of affective vocalizations as a common ancestral instrument in …

An enactive account of musicality that proposes new ways of thinking about musical
experience, musical development in infancy, music and evolution, and more. Musical …

The re-emergence of an evolutionary perspective on the human mind over the last decade
has resulted in the production of a range of different theories about music's evolutionary …

The idea that the theory of evolution has anything to offer to our understanding of music
provokes strong reactions (both positive and negative) and has swung in and out of favor …