Online iterated singing paradigm. (A) Participants hear a sequence of tones generated by a computer and reproduce it by singing back. Vocal reproductions are automatically analyzed, synthesized, and ...

The evidence presented in the research on music and evolution, beginning with Darwin himself, 1 focusses largely on music's purported ability to support "mate selection, parental care, coalition ...

Whether it is folk songs, lullabies, or ballads, music has been transmitted orally for countless human generations. In the largest ever cultural transmission study on the evolution of music, an ...

New research has found that constraints in the way our brains work can shape the way people interact when creating music, influencing its evolution. New research has found that constraints in the way ...