Dynamic models for musical rhythm perception and coordination
Rhythmicity permeates large parts of human experience. Humans generate various motor
and brain rhythms spanning a range of frequencies. We also experience and synchronize to …
and brain rhythms spanning a range of frequencies. We also experience and synchronize to …
Universality, domain-specificity and development of psychological responses to music
Humans can find music happy, sad, fearful or spiritual. They can be soothed by it or urged to
dance. Whether these psychological responses reflect cognitive adaptations that evolved …
dance. Whether these psychological responses reflect cognitive adaptations that evolved …
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 …
Large-scale iterated singing experiments reveal oral transmission mechanisms underlying music evolution
Speech and song have been transmitted orally for countless human generations, changing
over time under the influence of biological, cognitive, and cultural pressures. Cross-cultural …
over time under the influence of biological, cognitive, and cultural pressures. Cross-cultural …
Modeling enculturated bias in entrainment to rhythmic patterns
Long-term and culture-specific experience of music shapes rhythm perception, leading to
enculturated expectations that make certain rhythms easier to track and more conducive to …
enculturated expectations that make certain rhythms easier to track and more conducive to …
[HTML][HTML] The pleasurable urge to move to music through the lens of learning progress
Interacting with music is a uniquely pleasurable activity that is ubiquitous across human
cultures. Current theories suggest that a prominent driver of musical pleasure responses is …
cultures. Current theories suggest that a prominent driver of musical pleasure responses is …
Downbeat delays are a key component of swing in jazz
C Nelias, EM Sturm, T Albrecht, Y Hagmayer… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
To which extent and how do jazz musicians synchronize their timing to create swing? Swing
is a salient feature of jazz music, yet its main psychoacoustical and musical components …
is a salient feature of jazz music, yet its main psychoacoustical and musical components …
[HTML][HTML] Aesthetics of musical timing: Culture and expertise affect preferences for isochrony but not synchrony
Expressive communication in the arts often involves deviations from stylistic norms, which
can increase the aesthetic evaluation of an artwork or performance. The detection and …
can increase the aesthetic evaluation of an artwork or performance. The detection and …
Sounds familiar (?): Expertise with specific musical genres modulates timing perception and micro-level synchronization to auditory stimuli
A Danielsen, K Nymoen, MT Langerød… - Attention, Perception, & …, 2022 - Springer
Musical expertise improves the precision of timing perception and performance–but is this
expertise generic, or is it tied to the specific style (s) and genre (s) of one's musical training …
expertise generic, or is it tied to the specific style (s) and genre (s) of one's musical training …
[HTML][HTML] Worlds apart? Testing the cultural distance hypothesis in music perception of Chinese and Western listeners
According to the cultural distance hypothesis (CDH), individuals learn culture-specific
statistical structures in music as internal stylistic models and use these models in predictive …
statistical structures in music as internal stylistic models and use these models in predictive …