It turns out we were born to groove The evolution of beat perception likely unfolded gradually among primates, reaching its pinnacle in humans

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Publication date 14-12-2023
Publisher The MIT Press Reader
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  • Interfacultary Research - Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC)
Abstract In 2009, our research group found that newborns possess the ability to discern a regular pulse – the beat – in music. It’s a skill that might seem trivial to most of us but that’s fundamental to the creation and appreciation of music. The discovery sparked a profound curiosity in me, leading to an exploration of the biological underpinnings of our innate capacity for music, commonly referred to as “musicality.”
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