TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Motor simulation theories of musical beat perception JO - Neurocase A1 - Ross, Jessica M. A1 - Iversen, John R. A1 - Balasubramaniam, Ramesh SP - 558 EP - 565 VL - 22 IS - 6 N2 - There is growing interest in whether the motor system plays an essential role in rhythm perception. The motor system is active during the perception of rhythms, but is such motor activity merely a sign of unexecuted motor planning, or does it play a causal role in shaping the perception of rhythm? We present evidence for a causal role of motor planning and simulation, and review theories of internal simulation for beat-based timing prediction. Brain stimulation studies have the potential to conclusively test if the motor system plays a causal role in beat perception and ground theories to their neural underpinnings.
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LA - en SN - 1355-4794 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2016.1242756 ID - ref1 ER -