Highlights•When people move together in synchrony, they later behave more
prosocially.•This effect influences prosociality early, even in young infants.•Synchrony can …

Studies of rhythm processing and of reward have progressed separately, with little
connection between the two. However, consistent links between rhythm and reward are …

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 …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

Rhythmic incongruity in the form of syncopation is a prominent feature of many
contemporary musical styles. Syncopations afford incongruity between rhythmic patterns …

Interpersonal synchrony, the time-matching behaviors, is pervasive in human interactions.
This resonation of movements or other forms was generally considered as one of critical …

Social interactive learning denotes the ability to acquire new information from a conspecific—
a prerequisite for cultural evolution and survival. As inspired by recent neurophysiological …

Human social behaviour is complex, and the biological and neural mechanisms
underpinning it remain debated. A particularly interesting social phenomenon is our ability …

Humans are inherently social beings. Being suggestible to each other's expectations
enables pro‐social skills that are crucial for social learning and adaptation. Despite their …

Coordinated behavior promotes collaboration among humans. To shed light upon this
relationship, we investigated whether and how interpersonal coordination is promoted by …