Music is a pervasive phenomenon in human culture, and musical rhythm is virtually present in all musical traditions. Research on the evolution and cognitive underpinnings of rhythm can benefit from a number of approaches. We outline key concepts and definitions, allowing fine-grained analysis of rhythmic cognition in experimental studies. We advocate comparative animal research as a useful approach to answer questions about human music cognition and review experimental evidence from different species. Finally, we suggest future directions for research on the cognitive basis of rhythm. Apart from research in semi-natural setups, possibly allowed by “drum set for chimpanzees” prototypes presented here for the first time, mathematical modeling and systematic use of circular statistics may allow promising advances.

The Evolution of Rhythmic Cognition: New Perspectives and Technologies in Comparative Research / Ravignani, A.; Gingras, B.; Asano, R.; Sonnweber, R.; Matellan, V.; Fitch, W. T.. - (2013), pp. 1199-1204. (Intervento presentato al convegno 35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society - Cooperative Minds: Social Interaction and Group Dynamics, CogSci 2013 tenutosi a Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, deu).

The Evolution of Rhythmic Cognition: New Perspectives and Technologies in Comparative Research

Ravignani A.
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2013

Abstract

Music is a pervasive phenomenon in human culture, and musical rhythm is virtually present in all musical traditions. Research on the evolution and cognitive underpinnings of rhythm can benefit from a number of approaches. We outline key concepts and definitions, allowing fine-grained analysis of rhythmic cognition in experimental studies. We advocate comparative animal research as a useful approach to answer questions about human music cognition and review experimental evidence from different species. Finally, we suggest future directions for research on the cognitive basis of rhythm. Apart from research in semi-natural setups, possibly allowed by “drum set for chimpanzees” prototypes presented here for the first time, mathematical modeling and systematic use of circular statistics may allow promising advances.
2013
35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society - Cooperative Minds: Social Interaction and Group Dynamics, CogSci 2013
animal-machine interaction; beat; chimpanzee drum set; comparative cognition; entrainment; primate cognition; rhythm; social cognition; synchronization; The evolution of music; vocal learning
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The Evolution of Rhythmic Cognition: New Perspectives and Technologies in Comparative Research / Ravignani, A.; Gingras, B.; Asano, R.; Sonnweber, R.; Matellan, V.; Fitch, W. T.. - (2013), pp. 1199-1204. (Intervento presentato al convegno 35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society - Cooperative Minds: Social Interaction and Group Dynamics, CogSci 2013 tenutosi a Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, deu).
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