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Theories of consciousness have a long and controversial history. One well-known proposal — integrated information theory — has recently been labeled as ‘pseudoscience’, which has caused a heated open debate. Here we discuss the case and argue that the theory is indeed unscientific because its core claims are untestable even in principle.
Abstract The rhythmic elements of music are integral to experiences such as singing, musical emotions, the urge to dance and playing a musical instrument. Thus, studies of musical rhythm are an especially fertile ground for the development of innovative theories of complex naturalistic behaviour. In this Review, we first synthesize behavioural and neural studies of musical rhythm, beat and metre perception.
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