In this theoretical review, we examine how the roles of music in mate choice and social
bonding are expressed in romantic relationships. Darwin's Descent of Man originally …

Both music and language are found in all known human societies, yet no studies have
compared similarities and differences between song, speech, and instrumental music on a …

More than a century ago, Darwin proposed a putative role for music in sexual attraction (ie,
sex appeal), a hypothesis that has recently gained traction in the field of music psychology …

Music, besides language, is one of the main distinctive characteristics of the human species
(Benítez-Burraco and Nikolsky, 2023). Whereas language is primarily a means to …

Love and romance are pertinent and ubiquitous topics in music across cultures and
centuries (Mehr et al., 2018). Meanwhile, music itself appears to be universally present in all …

Somos primatas musicofílicos; apresentamos um interesse e apego espontâneo e universal
por atividades musicais, podendo ser parte inerente da natureza humana (Sacks 2007; …