Explicit timing is engaged whenever subjects make a deliberate estimate of discrete
duration in order to compare it with a previously memorised standard. Conversely, implicit …

Here, we present a new perspective on an old question: how does the neurobiology of
human language relate to brain systems in nonhuman primates? We argue that higher-order …

'Musik macht schlau'ist eine typische Pressemeldung, die dem Laien den Eindruck
vermittelt, dass Musikhören und Musizieren das Lernen quasi auf geheimnisvolle Art und …

Perception and actions can be tightly coupled; but does a perceptual event dissociated from
action processes still engage the motor system? We conducted 2 functional magnetic …

We present a new dorsal–ventral stream framework for language comprehension which
unifies basic neurobiological assumptions (Rauschecker & Scott, 2009) with a cross …

The insular cortex of macaques has a wide spectrum of anatomical connections whose
distribution is related to its heterogeneous cytoarchitecture. Although there is evidence of a …

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

Time perception is an essential element of conscious and subconscious experience,
coordinating our perception and interaction with the surrounding environment. In recent …

When people listen to music, they often move their body in time with the beat. However,
people differ widely in their tendency to 'feel a beat'. Why? Here we combined functional …

Playing a musical instrument is associated with numerous neural processes that
continuously modify the human brain and may facilitate characteristic auditory skills. In a …