Monkeys get a groove on, but only to monkey music
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 23:35
in Psychology & Sociology
MADISON -- Music is one of the surest ways to influence human emotions; most people unconsciously recognize and respond to music that is happy, sad, fearful or mellow. But psychologists who have tried to trace the evolutionary roots of these responses usually hit a dead end. Nonhuman primates scarcely respond to human music, and instead prefer silence.