Revealed more than two millennia ago by Pythagoras, consonance and dissonance (C/D)
are foundational concepts in music theory, perception, and aesthetics. The search for the …

Music can have powerful effects on human health and wellbeing. These findings have
inspired an emerging field of research that focuses on the potential of music for animal …

The notion of harmony was first developed in the context of metaphysics before being
applied to the domain of music. However, in recent centuries, the term has often been used …

It has long been suggested that there may be biological roots to human music.
Archaeological evidence, research on infants, and cross-species research on nonhuman …

Humans are an interesting subject of study in comparative cognition. While humans have a
lot of anecdotal and subjective knowledge about their own minds and behaviors …

It is known among aviculturists that cockatiels imitate human music with their whistle-like
vocal sounds. The present study examined whether cockatiels are also able to sing “in …

Two notes separated by a doubling in frequency sound similar to humans. This “octave
equivalence” is critical to perception and production of music and speech and occurs early …

Musical melodies and rhythms are typically perceived in a relative manner: two melodies are
considered “the same” even if one is shifted up or down in frequency, as long as the …

Abstract Language and music are universal human traits, raising the question for their
evolutionary origin. This chapter takes a comparative perspective to address that question. It …

Music may be one of the oldest forms of art, and its appreciation is thought to be universal
among humans. Music could also represent a useful tool to improve captive animals' …