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Progress without exclusion in the search for an evolutionary basis of music

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Mehr et al.'s hypothesis that the origins of music lie in credible signaling emerges here as a strong contender to explain early adaptive functions of music. Its integration with evolutionary biology and its specificity mark important contributions. However, much of the paper is dedicated to the exclusion of popular alternative hypotheses, which we argue is unjustified and premature.

Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x20001466

Authors: Daniel L. Bowling, Marisa Hoeschele, Jacob C. Dunn