Preference for consonant music over dissonant music by an infant chimpanzee |
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Authors: | Tasuku Sugimoto Hiromi Kobayashi Noritomo Nobuyoshi Yasushi Kiriyama Hideko Takeshita Tomoyasu Nakamura Kazuhide Hashiya |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, 6-19-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan;(2) Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, 6-19-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan;(3) Itozu-no-Mori Park, 4-1 Itozu, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu Fukuoka, 803-0845, Japan;(4) School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassakacho, Hikone Shiga, 522-8583, Japan |
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Abstract: | It has been shown that humans prefer consonant sounds from the early stages of development. From a comparative psychological
perspective, although previous studies have shown that birds and monkeys can discriminate between consonant and dissonant
sounds, it remains unclear whether nonhumans have a spontaneous preference for consonant music over dissonant music as humans
do. We report here that a five-month-old human-raised chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) preferred consonant music. The infant chimpanzee consistently preferred to produce, with the aid of our computerized setup,
consonant versions of music for a longer duration than dissonant versions. This result suggests that the preference for consonance
is not unique to humans. Further, it supports the hypothesis that one major basis of musical appreciation has some evolutionary
origins. |
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