Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) are groups of neurons that produce rhythmic patterned outputs, even when they receive non-rhythmic input. CPGs do not need sensory feedback to generate rhythmic ...

Not everyone is Fred Astaire or Michael Jackson, but even those of us who seem to have two left feet have got rhythm--in our brains. From breathing to walking to chewing, our days are filled with ...

Newborn brains respond strongly to rhythm changes in music, suggesting that timing expectations develop earlier than melody ...

In a study published February 5th in PLOS Biology, researchers played piano sonatas by J.S. Bach to sleeping newborns (some ...

Music and rhythm therapy are gentle ways to help babies who can't talk yet develop their senses, emotions, and brains. This blog talks about how rhythm, melody, and structured sound experiences can ...