A recent study by the University of York in the United Kingdom has determined that babies automatically move in response to music, particularly to the beat rather than to the melody.
A recent study by the University of York in the United Kingdom has determined that babies automatically move in response to music, particularly to the beat rather than to the melody. The babies studied were only five months to two years old.
Researchers found that the young study participants smiled more when they were most accurately synchronizing their dancing to the music. For the study, professional ballet dancers were asked to analyze how well the babies matched their movements to the music (Richard Alleyne, "Babies Are Born to Dance to the Beat," Telegraph.co.uk, March 15, 2010).
