Sense of rhythm, you may think you don't have it. However, only 6 people worldwide have been found to be unable to hear the difference between rhythms. So you do have a sense of rhythm. In fact, research by Henkjan Honing (researcher in music cognition at the University of Amsterdam) shows that this is not just learned but innate. Even babies just a few days old will notice if you change the frequency of the music. And some monkeys also start moving spontaneously to music. You will learn how Henkjan found this out and why we have a sense of rhythm in this video.

0:00 Does everyone have a sense of rhythm?
1:25 Why do we have a sense of rhythm?
2:00 Sense of time is innate
2:40 Everyone can hear the rhythm, but not make it
3:55 How does your brain process rhythm?
4:40 Baby exam
6:00 Your brain makes predictions
7:20 Monkey research
8:20 Monkeys also have a sense of rhythm
8:38 Brain connections create a sense of rhythm
9:30 The evolutionary usefulness of rhythm sense
10:50 Conclusion

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