Coordinated group displays featuring precise entrainment of rhythmic behavior between
neighbors occur not only in human music, dance and drill, but in the acoustic or optical …

Sociality and timing are tightly interrelated in human interaction as seen in turn-taking or
synchronised dance movements. Sociality and timing also show in communicative acts of …

The search for common characteristics between the musical abilities of humans and other
animal species is still taking its first steps. One of the most promising aspects from a …

Song coordination is a universal characteristic of human music. Many animals also produce
well-coordinated duets or choruses that resemble human music. However, the mechanism …

Rhythmicity in the millisecond to second range is a fundamental building block of
communication and coordinated movement. But how widespread are rhythmic capacities …

Animal songs differ from calls in function and structure, and have comparative and
translational value, showing similarities to human music. Rhythm in music is often distributed …

Anecdotally, horses' gaits sound rhythmic. Are they really? In this study, we quantified the
motor rhythmicity of horses across three different gaits (walk, trot, and canter). For the first …

Recursive procedures that allow placing a vocal signal inside another of a similar kind
provide a neuro-computational blueprint for syntax and phonology in spoken language and …

Duets are one of the most fascinating displays in animal vocal communication, where two
animals fine-tune the timing of their emissions to create a coordinated signal. Duetting …

In this theoretical review, we examine how the roles of music in mate choice and social
bonding are expressed in romantic relationships. Darwin's Descent of Man originally …