A Novel Hypothesis on Biological Origins of Music and Dance

• 出 处: Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 发表日期: 2015年02期
• 关键词: Dance musical music debate adaptation Darwin appreciate evoked vital appreciatio

Music exists across human history and human culture,but the origins of music is still an enigma.Since Darwin(1871),more and more scientists believe that music must be a biological adaptation.However,what’s still under debate is which selection pressures are responsible for the origins and evolution of music and musical emotions.

Music exists across human history and human culture, but the origins of music is still an enigma. Since Darwin (1871), more and more scientists believe that music must be a biological adaptation. However still under debate is which selection seed are responsible for the origins and evolution of music and musical emotions.