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 …

The world of Sub-Saharan African music is immensely rich and diverse, containing a
plethora of repertoires and traditions. In The African Imagination in Music, renowned music …

The aim of this book is to stimulate debate by offering a critique of discourse about African
music. Who writes about African music, how, and why? What assumptions and prejudices …

Unlocking the Groove is a groundbreaking, award-winning, music-driven analysis of
electronic dance music (EDM). Author Mark Butler interweaves traditional and non …

The original edition of The Geometry of Musical Rhythm was the first book to provide a
systematic and accessible computational geometric analysis of the musical rhythms of the …

This paper outlines a cognitive and comparative perspective on human rhythmic cognition
that emphasizes a key distinction between pulse perception and meter perception. Pulse …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …

Music is a complex phenomenon with multiple brain areas and neural connections being
implicated. Centuries ago, music was discovered as an efficient modality for psychological …

Polyrhythmic dance compositions from West Africa typically feature an ostinato bell pattern
known as a time line. Timbrally distinct, asymmetrical in structure, and aurally prominent …

The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of research relating to the temporal aspects of
music perception and cognition. This topic has quite a history as a research topic, having …