Rhythm and pitch are the 2 primary dimensions of music. They are interesting
psychologically because simple, well-defined units combine to form highly complex and …

Research has investigated psychological processes in an attempt to explain how and why
people appreciate music. Three programs of research have shed light on these processes …

In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the
standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief …

INTRODUCTION Music is often assumed to be a human universal, emerging from an
evolutionary adaptation specific to music and/or a by-product of adaptations for affect …

Music comprises a diverse category of cognitive phenomena that likely represent both the
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …

Music is present in every known society but varies from place to place. What, if anything, is
universal to music cognition? We measured a signature of mental representations of rhythm …

Speech and song have been transmitted orally for countless human generations, changing
over time under the influence of biological, cognitive, and cultural pressures. Cross-cultural …

Many decades of skepticism have prevented the field of musicology from embracing the
importance of musical universals. When universals have been discussed, it has generally …

Music perception depends on internal psychological models derived through exposure to a
musical culture. It is hypothesized that this musical enculturation depends on two cognitive …

Cognition and emotion are closely linked in music. The interplay between expectations and
the sounded events is hypothesized to play a central role in creating musical tension and …