Humans can spontaneously fall into rhythms with precision, and across a wide range of tempos. This may be because the same neurological processes that anticipate rhythm are involved with movement.
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Dip hop artists move across the stage, hands flying through the air, as audiences pulse to the rhythm of a blasting bass beat.
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Can animals find the beat in music and dance along?
Mathematics can help musicians and music enthusiasts create rhythms that would be hard to play manually or to otherwise compose.
The reason why some of us can’t help but to dance, and others can’t hold a beat, might lie in the brain.
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Professor of Cognitive Science, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Music Cognition and Computation, Western Sydney University
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DECRA Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Comparative Physiology & Behaviour, Manchester Metropolitan University
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PhD Candidate, Concordia University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology/Neuroscience/Behavior, McMaster University
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Teaching Assistant Professor of Musicology, West Virginia University
