Investigate how humans worldwide share fundamental rhythmic preferences in music, influenced by diverse cultural backgrounds.

New research from a team of cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results, published in Current ...

Rhythm is a central component of music. Rhythm refers to the absolute timing of individual notes or sounds. The ability to perceive and produce rhythm enables people to make music. Research has shown ...

When Chiara de Gregorio thinks of rhythm, two things come to mind: the mega-hit “We Will Rock You” by the British band Queen and endangered lemurs. The simple, well-timed beats in “We Will Rock You” ...

A study has revealed that genetic variants associated with higher likelihood of rhythm impairments tended to be also associated with higher likelihood of dyslexia. The reverse was also the case: ...

Researchers from the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University School of Medicine are partnering to study musical rhythm synchronization as a part of social ...