Humans have latched onto rhythms and tunes for millennia. Does all this music have an evolutionary purpose or is it just “evolutionary cheesecake”?

The categories begin with more fundamental connections: Brain stem reflexes—maybe a movie jumpscare moment or another sudden, frightening sound triggering a pre-conscious response. Evolution ...

including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...