From a meta-analysis, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that men and women tend to have different circadian rhythms- the internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.

Different chimp troops drum with "distinct" rhythms, reveals new research. The primates use regular spacing between beats, according to the study. The "exciting" findings suggest that the ability to ...

As 'visual recognition memory' emerges in visual cortex, one circuit of inhibitory neurons supplants another and slower neural oscillations prevail, according to a new study. To focus on what's new, ...

Most people can dance and tap their feet to the beat, but a few recent research studies have shown that some people are better at keeping a rhythm than others. One group of researchers looked at ...

In the design of robots built to emulate dogs, fish or birds, incorporating different rhythms into their standard cruising movements can make their normal operations more efficient. And those optimal ...

Composers of dance music often get odd requests, but this one was a doozy. So Benford, a world and dance music specialist from Rutgers University, wrote a score that alternated measures of eight and ...