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Anglada-Tort et al. Current Biology, 33, 1472–1486.e12, (2023) conducted a large-scale iterative learning study with cross-cultural human participants to understand how musical structure emerges. Together with archaeological, developmental, historical cross-cultural music data, and cross-species studies we can begin to elucidate the origins of music.
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Hoeschele, M. Iterative learning experiments can help elucidate music’s origins. Learn Behav (2024). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-024-00627-2
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