The rhythmic elements of music are integral to experiences such as singing, musical
emotions, the urge to dance and playing a musical instrument. Thus, studies of musical …

Beat perception and synchronization within 120 to 140 beats/min (BPM) are common in
humans and frequently used in music composition. Why beat synchronization is uncommon …

The neural substrate for beat extraction and response entrainment to rhythms is not fully
understood. Here we analyze the activity of medial premotor neurons in monkeys performing …

The effects of music on bodily movement and feelings, such as when people are dancing or
engaged in physical activity, are well-documented—people may move in response to the …

The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of how the perception of rhythmic temporal
regularity such as a regular beat in music can be studied in human adults, human newborns …

Long-term and culture-specific experience of music shapes rhythm perception, leading to
enculturated expectations that make certain rhythms easier to track and more conducive to …

When we intensively train a timing skill, such as learning to play the piano, we not only
produce brain changes associated with task-specific learning but also improve our …

This theme issue assembles current studies that ask how and why precise synchronization
and related forms of rhythm interaction are expressed in a wide range of behaviour. The …

Music listening often entails spontaneous perception and body movement to a periodic
pulse‐like meter. There is increasing evidence that this cross‐cultural ability relates to …

Beat induction is the cognitive ability that allows humans to listen to a regular pulse in music
and move in synchrony with it. Although auditory rhythmic cues induce more consistent …