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Universal interpretations of vocal music
Yurdum L, Singh M, Glowacki L, Vardy T, Atkinson Q, Hilton C, Sauter D, Krasnow M, Mehr S. Universal interpretations of vocal music. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2218593120. PMID: 37676911, PMCID: PMC10500275, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218593120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVocal musicDance songsSmall-scale societiesUniversal interpretationHuman songMusical diversityMusical featuresUnfamiliar songsCultural contentUnfamiliar languageGlobal mediaMusicSongsCultural evolutionLullabiesAcoustic characteristicsListenersBehavioral contextSocietyPerceptual phenomenaContextSingersEnglishLanguagePerceptual sensitivity
2019
Response to vocal music in Angelman syndrome contrasts with Prader-Willi syndrome
Kotler J, Mehr S, Egner A, Haig D, Krasnow M. Response to vocal music in Angelman syndrome contrasts with Prader-Willi syndrome. Evolution And Human Behavior 2019, 40: 420-426. PMID: 32655274, PMCID: PMC7351076, DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic imprinting disordersImprinting disordersParental investmentGenetic conflict theoryPaternal genetic contributionGenetic contributionParent-offspring conflictAngelman syndromeMaternal genetic contributionParental attentionPrader-Willi syndromeGenetic relatednessGenetic expressionVocal musicPsychological resourcesPsychological phenomenaComplementary patternEnhanced relaxation responsesBiological foundationsConflict theoryResource distributionInfant demandRelatednessMusicExpression
2018
Form and Function in Human Song
Mehr S, Singh M, York H, Glowacki L, Krasnow M. Form and Function in Human Song. Current Biology 2018, 28: 356-368.e5. PMID: 29395919, PMCID: PMC5805477, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.12.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVocal musicMusical featuresSong functionsFunction ratingsDance songsHuman songSong formLove songsBrief excerptsParticipants' unfamiliarityPseudorandom sampleForm-function relationsSongsMusicExcerptsSmall-scale societiesSocial functionUniversal linkContextual featuresInternet usersActual functionExperiment 1DanceLullabiesListeners