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Synchronicity in the performing arts: Oscar Wilde’s nightmare?

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Neurological synchronicity is a basic function used in and between living organisms. This article describes how this function applies to music and dance.

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    G. J. F. de Haas

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de Haas, G.J.F. Synchronicity in the performing arts: Oscar Wilde’s nightmare?. Clin Rheumatol 32, 493–495 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-013-2200-z

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