The Human Passion for Music
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چکیده
Music is a universal feature of human societies, which suggests that an evolutionary perspective should help us understand our appreciation. The reward (pleasure) system the brain offers suitable framework. question why we evolved rewards for listening to and producing sounds with particular qualities. primary advantage probably related importance language; features sound, such as purity, harmony, complexity, rhythmicity, are useful facilitating oral communication. One would expect evolution associate these qualities in order stimulate development regions involved interpreting relevant sounds. There additional adaptive aspects music, relaxation, social coherence, sexual selection. can be regarded superstimulus accentuates exploits associated hearing. As such, music not necessarily biological sense, but serves purpose improving quality life.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Encyclopedia
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2673-8392']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2020074