Rats bop to the beat

ScienceDaily
Nov 11, 2022, 8:57 pm122 pts
Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research now shows that rats also have this ability. The optimal tempo for nodding along was found to depend on the time constant in the brain (the speed at which our brains can respond to something) which is…

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