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Huron, D. (2001). Is music an evolutionary adaptation? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 930(1), 43–61. Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard (24/08/2016, 11:53) |
Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb05724.x ID no. (ISBN etc.): 1749-6632 BibTeX citation key: HURON2001 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Evolution and Music, Evolution and Sound, Evolutionary origin of language, Evolutionary theories of music, Mood regulation, Music and social bonding, Music industry, Oxytocin Creators: Huron Collection: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
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Abstract |
"In contemplating the function and origin of music, a number of scholars have considered whether music might be an evolutionary adaptation. This article reviews the basic arguments related to evolutionary claims for music. Although evolutionary theories about music remain wholly speculative, musical behaviors satisfy a number of basic conditions, which suggests that there is indeed merit in pursuing possible evolutionary accounts."
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