A new study out of MIT and Brandeis University suggests musical preferences are cultural in origin and not hardwired in the brain. Learn more Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT
BCS Department Head Jim DiCarlo leads a panel of MIT faculty to discuss the quest to achieve true progress in our understanding of intelligence.
Scientists have long wondered if the human brain contains neural mechanisms specific to music perception.
In Western styles of music, from classical to pop, some combinations of notes are generally considered more pleasant than others.
New study finds that the brain is biased toward rhythms based on simple integer ratios.
