Henkjan Honing
Even people who do not play an instrument or have no particular sense of rhythm can enjoy music and sounds. Research has shown that all humans possess the quality of musicality. But what about animals? Are musical talent and linguistic ability exclusive predispositions of Homo sapiens? On this evening, scientist and humanist Henkjan Honing explores the fascinating question of whether humans share musicality with other life forms and shows which cognitive and biological mechanisms underlie the sense of rhythm and beat.
Henkjan Honing is Professor of Musical Cognition at the University of Amsterdam and conducts interdisciplinary research into the cognitive mechanisms of musicality.
Language: English
Details:
Date: 15.11.2025
Time: 20:00
Type:
Are animals musical too?
The evolution of language and sense of rhythm
Event type:
Geist Heidelberg Lecture
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