Brain’s ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests

September 11, 2026 · 5:20 pm 1 sources

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• Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests
  Phys.org · September 11, 2026 17:20
  The seemingly trivial ability to hear a regular pulse in music is a remarkable—and perhaps distinctively human—feature of the brain. In a wide-ranging critical review, Gábor Háden of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences and Henkjan Honing of the University of Amsterdam evaluate more…