2. Seeking an Evolutionary Theory of Music 31:56
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- Music and the Brain: 18 lectures
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- Aniruddh D. Patel
Darwin believed that musical behavior arose because it gave our early ancestors a biological advantage. But what advantage? Investigate Darwin's theory and other adaptationist explanations for the evolution of music. Then look at two alternatives: invention theories and gene-culture co-evolution theories.