out now in Science: @loganjames.bsky.social collected pairs of sounds in 16 species where we *know* which sound is more attractive (to that species) he played them to ppl on themusiclab.org, asking, in each pair, which was nicer. humans agreed w other animals doi.org/10.1126/science.aea1202

‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find

Here is our latest work on newborns and music perception!

The University of Pisa (PI Paola Binda) is recruiting two PhD candidates in the MSCA network indibrain.eu. Neuroscience students with an interest for the sensory brain are particularly encouraged to apply (webform: apply.workable.com/umcg1/j/5CA7...). .

Haven’t read the full article yet, but this is a big deal if true! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How does the brain track patterns 🎶 in a noisy world 🔊? How does it choose when to reset its memory and when to carry it forward? We provide some answers in this new work by @kahomagami.bsky.social that I co-authored with @mariachait.bsky.social, Marcus Pearce and Edward Hall!

We are remarkably good at recognizing natural auditory “textures”, such as the soothing sound of a running brook or fire crackling in a chimney. But do you think you could remember the exact rain texture that opens “Riders on the Storm”?

Do you think you could remember the exact rain texture that opens “Riders on the Storm”? We showed that the answer may be a surprising “yes” – at least in some circumstances. Check our new work with @Bastug, @Rajendran, @Agus @Chait @Pressnitzer doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

What happens in the brain when we manipulate our thoughts? We asked 30 epilepsy patients to mentally invert short melodies. Intracerebral #iEEG recordings suggest brain synchrony and sensory inhibition are key for mental manipulation: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #neuroskyence #musicscience

Postdoc position on multi brain stimulation in Rome in an amazing lab!! Do apply!!!

Check out our new preprint on how infants respond to music over the first year of life! 👶🧠💃🎶 While neural responses are pretty much ready to go in the youngest, moving to music takes a bit longer, becoming more complex and potentially more dance-like by 12 months. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our new MEG preprint on Building&Updating Predictive Models in auditory sequences 🧠🔊 ✅ auditory-frontal areas & #hippocampus drive adaptive perception with Maria Chait, M Pearce, K Magami @UCL #Neuroscience #PredictiveProcessing #StatisticalLearning #BrainResearch #AuditoryPerception #musicscience

Flexible tapping synchronization in macaques: dynamic switching of timing strategies within rhythmic sequences https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.27.645824v1

Here it is our new preprint on neural encoding of musical expectations in newborns! in collaboration with B. Toth & I. Winkler's hungrain team and @giacomonovembre.bsky.social 's NPAlab check it out 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #musicscience #Neuroscience #MusicCognition #Neurodevelopment

Fantastic opportunity to work on music and the brain!

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 A postdoc position is available at my lab (npa.iit.it) in Rome! Join us to explore: 🎵 Neural bases of musicality (humans, infants, macaques) 💃🕺 Dance & joint music-making 🤝 Spontaneous social behavior ⬇️ Apply through the link below! ⬇️

How well can video-based methods estimate body kinematics? In my recent paper with @giacomonovembre.bsky.social, we show that accuracy of one such method (OpenPose) varied substantially across subjects & body parts. Interestingly, this accuracy strongly depended on the movement amplitude. t.ly/4Tlnc

New paper from our lab, by Mark Saddler, using machine learning to test the role of temporal coding in hearing. Here is a quick summary. (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Open-source software allows the calibration of eye trackers for subjects who can't follow instructions (infants, primates). Extension to Titta toolbox uses attention-grabbing videos for calibration, tested successfully with chimps, baboons & macaques link.springer.com/article/10.3...

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Emotions in multi-brain dynamics: A promising research frontier www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fascinating work from Andrea Migliano’s group, out in Science, on cultural evolution, showing how population connectivity shapes the distribution and complexity of chimpanzee cumulative culture (Congrats @ceciliapad.bsky.social & colleagues not yet on this platform) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We are recruiting postdocs! Want to grow your own social networks to study creativity, cultural evolution & decision-making? We are hiring an NSF-funded postdoc at Cornell in collaboration with UC Davis, CUNY, & Princeton. Apply here : academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28959

Great musicians have a unique style and, with training, humans can learn to distinguish between these styles. What is this based on? royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Also see huwcheston.github.io/Jazz-Trio-Da...

Join the #musicscience community here #musicskyence !!!

Done with Twitter. Just hopped onto #Bluesky🌤️ —find me and I’ll follow back. 🎶💡 #MusicScience, #auditoryscience, #neuroscience