March 2017

Music

The production and neural processing of musical sounds, from birdsong to human symphonies

Features

Understanding the Roots of Human Musicality

Song Around the Animal Kingdom

Birds May Make Music, But They Lack Rhythm

Exploring the Mechanisms of Music Therapy

The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honor the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler

Bats Sing Sort of Like Birds

Researchers Study Rodent Songs They Can’t Hear

Untangling the Social Webs in Frog Choruses

From Cricket Choruses to Drosophila Calls

The Mystery of Whale Song

Fish Use a Variety of Sounds to Communicate

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Music Tailored to Animals’ Tastes

Understanding Music Heard Through Cochlear Implants

Musical Tastes: Nature or Nurture?

Understanding the Connection Between Synesthesia and Absolute Pitch

Contributors

Contributors

Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes

Modus Operandi

Massively Parallel Perturbations

The Literature

Neural Activity Reflects a Bird’s Perception of How Well It Sings

Rhythm Arises from Random Beats in a “Telephone” Game

Birds Possess an Innate Vocal Signature Based on Silent Gaps

Profiles

Singing In the Brain

Scientist to Watch

John Iversen Explores our Perception of Musical Rhythm

Reading Frames

How Bad Singing Landed Me in an MRI Machine

Foundations

Newton’s Color Theory, ca. 1665

Lab Tools

A Selection of CRISPR Proof-of-Principle Studies

Careers

The Past and Present of Research Integrity in China

Editorial

Song of Ourselves

Critic at Large

Opinion: Improving FDA Evaluations Without Jeopardizing Safety and Efficacy

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