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I had similar question few days ago and posted this on HN https://www.quora.com/Why-does-music-make-you-want-to-move-dance?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-doe

I had similar question few days ago and posted this on HN https://www.quora.com/Why-does-music-make-you-want-to-move-dance?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-does-music-make-you-want-to-move-d... "It has been noted that rhythm is a built-in part of every human being so the urge to move is very natural and it comes from deep inside. There has been a lot of suggestions that this would develop during child’s growth in the uterus, since hearing is the sense that develops close to its final stage before birth. This way the child absorbs the sounds of environment along with mother’s steady heartbeat that could be seen as a steady pulse in music."

snarf21 8y ago
It may be junk science but I remember reading something long ago that said the bpm of a song that is closest to a human heart beat is more pleasing than one much faster or slower. I'm now off to see if I can find the reference...
- citation_please 8y ago
  Hmm, electronic genres are definitely clustered around 128, 140, and 170 (+/-2), and those are all reasonable heart rates when you're partying...But a "human heart beat" can be literally anything so I'm not convinced.
  - throwaway8879 8y ago
    Perhaps they mean the average non-stressed, slightly relaxed rate of around 100 or so? I'm not convinced either, but it is interesting to think about. Tempo and rhythm/beat has such a profound effect on the emotional response to music.
    - csihar 8y ago
      Incidentally, 100 bpm is around the average tempo for reggae.
- andresgottlieb 8y ago
  The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris (page 73) https://books.google.cl/books?id=FB5Ddqv8nO0C&lpg=PA74&ots=wb6mYPNWeL&dq=heart%20rate%20naked%20ape&pg=PA73#v=onepage&q=heart%20rate%20naked%20ape&f=false https://books.google.cl/books?id=FB5Ddqv8nO0C&lpg=PA74&ots=w...