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 study of electroencephalography (EEG) signals is not a new topic. However, the
analysis of human emotions upon exposure to music considered as important direction …

Misophonia can be characterized both as a condition and as a negative affective
experience. Misophonia is described as feeling irritation or disgust in response to hearing …

It has been proposed that languages evolve by adapting to the perceptual and cognitive
constraints of the human brain, develo**, in the course of cultural transmission, structural …

This study investigated the electrophysiological markers of rhythmic expectancy during
speech perception. In addition, given the large literature showing overlaps between …

Recent evidence suggests the existence of shared neural resources for rhythm processing
in language and music. Such overlaps could be the basis of the facilitating effect of regular …

Background: Researchers and clinicians have often cited a strong relationship between
individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) and music. This review systematically identified …

Highlights•We present a new synthetic theory for how religion evolved.•The theory is based
on maximization of inclusive fitness.•The theory is compatible with evidence from many …

Previous studies have suggested that emotional primes, presented as visual stimuli,
influence face memory (eg, encoding and recognition). However, due to stimulus-associated …

We describe and evaluate an integrative hypothesis for hel** to explain the major
neurocognitive features of individuals with Williams syndrome region deletions and …