Abstract Theory of mind research has traditionally focused on the ascription of mental states
to a single individual. Here, we introduce a theory of collective mind: the ascription of a …

Human interaction often requires simultaneous precision and flexibility in the coordination of
rhythmic behaviour between individuals engaged in joint activity, for example, playing a …

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 …

Interdisciplinary research from the learning sciences has helped us understand a great deal
about the way that humans learn, and as a result we now have an improved understanding …

It has been suggested that a key function of music during its development and spread
amongst human populations was its capacity to create and strengthen social bonds amongst …

It has been proposed that singing evolved to facilitate social cohesion. However, it remains
unclear whether bonding arises out of properties intrinsic to singing or whether any social …

Behavioral mimicry—the automatic imitation of gestures, postures, mannerisms, and other
motor movements—is pervasive in human interactions. The current review focuses on two …

Previous research has shown that the matching of rhythmic behaviour between individuals
(synchrony) increases cooperation. Such synchrony is most noticeable in music, dance and …

Behavioural synchronization has been shown to facilitate social bonding and cooperation
but the mechanisms through which such effects are attained are poorly understood. In the …

Humans have developed a number of specific mechanisms that allow us to maintain much
larger social networks than would be expected given our brain size. For our primate cousins …