Our experience of musical intervals and the uncanny “sameness” of octaves is encoded in our neuroanatomy. The neuroscience of music is rich, complex and not without controversy. But some things are ...

In the lowlands of Bolivia, the most isolated of the Tsimané people live in communities without electricity; they don't own televisions, computers or phones, and even battery-powered radios are rare.

Previous correspondence on this topic refers to the different patterns of overtones that enable us to distinguish one instrument from another. This isn’t the only factor involved. Many years ago when ...