Parents have been singing lullabies to their children for thousands of years, but emerging research suggests that music does far more than simply calm a restless infant. Dutch scientists have ...

Newborns predict musical beats but show no response to melodies. The surprising reason rhythm dominates infant brains from ...

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

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Words, pitch, and rhythm. How do these three ...