What rhythm production can tell us about culture

Erin Hannon; Joel Snyder

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2024.04.004

What rhythm production can tell us about culture

Trends Cogn Sci. 2024 Apr 24:S1364-6613(24)00083-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.04.004. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Erin Hannon¹, Joel Snyder²

Affiliations

¹ University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Electronic address: erin.hannon@unlv.edu.
² University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

PMID: 38664158
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.04.004

Abstract

Jacoby and colleagues used an iterative rhythm reproduction paradigm with listeners from around the world to provide evidence for both rhythm universals (simple-integer ratios 1:1 and 2:1) and cross-cultural variation for specific rhythmic categories that can be linked to local music traditions in different regions of the world.

Keywords: cognition; cross-cultural comparisons; music; rhythm.