
BehaviorJanuary 10, 2024
It Turns Out We Were Born To Groove
The evolution of beat perception likely unfolded gradually among primates, reaching its pinnacle in humans
Henkjan Honing is a professor of Music Cognition at the University of Amsterdam, author of "The Evolving Animal Orchestra: In Search of What Makes us Musical," and editor of "The Origins of Musicality."

It Turns Out We Were Born To Groove
The evolution of beat perception likely unfolded gradually among primates, reaching its pinnacle in humans