Music as a coevolved system for social bonding
Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …
Origins of music in credible signaling
Music comprises a diverse category of cognitive phenomena that likely represent both the
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …
Anticipation is the key to understanding music and the effects of music on emotion
There is certainly a need for a framework to guide the study of the physiological mechanisms
underlying the experience of music and the emotions that music evokes. However, this …
underlying the experience of music and the emotions that music evokes. However, this …
Emotional responses to music: The need to consider underlying mechanisms
PN Juslin, D Västfjäll - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2008 - cambridge.org
Research indicates that people value music primarily because of the emotions it evokes.
Yet, the notion of musical emotions remains controversial, and researchers have so far been …
Yet, the notion of musical emotions remains controversial, and researchers have so far been …
The biology and evolution of music: A comparative perspective
WT Fitch - Cognition, 2006 - Elsevier
Studies of the biology of music (as of language) are highly interdisciplinary and demand the
integration of diverse strands of evidence. In this paper, I present a comparative perspective …
integration of diverse strands of evidence. In this paper, I present a comparative perspective …
Towards a unified science of cultural evolution
We suggest that human culture exhibits key Darwinian evolutionary properties, and argue
that the structure of a science of cultural evolution should share fundamental features with …
that the structure of a science of cultural evolution should share fundamental features with …
The cultural evolution of emergent group-level traits
PE Smaldino - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2014 - cambridge.org
Many of the most important properties of human groups–including properties that may give
one group an evolutionary advantage over another–are properly defined only at the level of …
one group an evolutionary advantage over another–are properly defined only at the level of …
The cultural evolution of prosocial religions
We develop a cultural evolutionary theory of the origins of prosocial religions and apply it to
resolve two puzzles in human psychology and cultural history:(1) the rise of large-scale …
resolve two puzzles in human psychology and cultural history:(1) the rise of large-scale …
Tradition and invention: The bifocal stance theory of cultural evolution
Cultural evolution depends on both innovation (the creation of new cultural variants by
accident or design) and high-fidelity transmission (which preserves our accumulated …
accident or design) and high-fidelity transmission (which preserves our accumulated …