Research on how the brain processes music is emerging as a rich and stimulating area of
investigation of perception, memory, emotion, and performance. Results emanating from …

The study of musical abilities and activities in infancy has the potential to shed light on
musical biases or dispositions that are rooted in nature rather than nurture. The available …

Adults who move together to a shared musical beat synchronously as opposed to
asynchronously are subsequently more likely to display prosocial behaviors toward each …

A classic work that situates linguistic theory in the broader cognitive sciences, formulating
and developing the minimalist program. In his foundational book, The Minimalist Program …

In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the
standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief …

• ABSTRACT Using music as a model, mother/infant vocalisations are examined using
computer-based acoustic analysis. Past research is summarised which demonstrates the …

Musicality can be defined as a natural, spontaneously developing trait based on and
constrained by biology and cognition. Music, by contrast, can be defined as a social and …

We examined the relations among phonological awareness, music perception skills, and
early reading skills in a population of 100 4-and 5-year-old children. Music skills were found …

In this response to Pinker and Jackendoff's critique, we extend our previous framework for
discussion of language evolution, clarifying certain distinctions and elaborating on a number …

The aim of the present study was the investigation of neural correlates of music processing
with fMRI. Chord sequences were presented to the participants, infrequently containing …