On the role and origin of isochrony in human rhythmic entrainment

Cortex

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-17

  Merker, Bjorn H ^a   Madison, Guy S ^b   Eckerdal, Patricia ^c  

^a Umeå University ^*  (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Isochrony; Origin of music; Rhythmicity; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MOVEMENT; COGNITION; DANCING; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; MUSIC; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; RHYTHM; SINGING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOICE;

EID: 58149197088     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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