Rhythm plays an important role in how we perceive and connect with the world around us, even playing a role in our social lives and health.

Clap or tap a short rhythm. Here’s an example of a pattern and how it could be written. The is a minimalist rhythmic pattern. Listen to the rhythm and clap along.

Rhythm can be described as the beat and pace of a poem. The rhythmic beat is created by the pattern of stressed close stressedA stressed syllable is said louder or with extra emphasis than the ...

For example, the rhythmic coordination of hand clapping in an audience, or a foot-tapping to the beat of a song, is a very common experience (Thaut, et al., 2015).

Researchers have now shown, using a music task, that this is linked to a broader difficulty in perceiving rhythmic patterns, or metrical structure.

Description Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) are groups of neurons that produce rhythmic patterned outputs, even when they receive non-rhythmic input. CPGs do not need sensory feedback to generate ...

Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to count the number of syllables in spoken words or to determine whether words rhyme. These subtle difficulties are seen across languages with ...