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Humans devote ample time to producing and listening to music. What music offers to humans is universally valued. This universality raises the question of the origin of human musicality. What is music ...

Music is widely used to motivate human behaviors and to influence mindset. Background music plays an important role in our everyday lives (eating, drinking, shopping, and driving). It is an important ...

A study using network science to measure the intricacy of 20,000 pieces of music produced over four centuries has found that music is becoming less complex over time. Music is an important part of ...