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Until now, Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research from the University of Tokyo shows that rats also have this ability.

In the study, rats were played music at increasing speed whilst accelerometers measured movement. The results showed the rats moving their heads in time with the music and, just like their human counterparts, the optimal beat was around 120 bpm, suggesting a rat’s auditory cortex works in ways similar to a human.

This research could help understand why humans and rats enjoy listening to music. “Next, I would like to reveal how other musical properties such as melody and harmony relate to the dynamics of the brain”, says Hirokazu Takahashi, one of the paper's authors.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221111155715.htm

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Oriane
7 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

“Next, I would like to reveal how other musical properties such as melody and harmony relate to the dynamics of the brain”,

I would love to know that. What makes us find a melody beautiful?

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6 minutes ago, dit said:

Are you sure this test was not just conducted on our very own @Rat Boy ? 

they also played him Sugar by Maroon 5. I'm not sure if our @Rat Boy would bop to this song.

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2 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

they also played him Sugar by Maroon 5. I'm not sure if our @Rat Boy would bop to this song.

You are right. He haas TASTE tbh!

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Sometimes it really baffles me how little these "animal scientists" (or at least how little the reporters writing these articles) know about animals.

No animal other than humans has ever been shown to dance to music? 

Um, Miss Cockatoo called!

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8 minutes ago, JazzGa said:

Sometimes it really baffles me how little these "animal scientists" (or at least how little the reporters writing these articles) know about animals.

No animal other than humans has ever been shown to dance to music? 

Um, Miss Cockatoo called!

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