Delayed Neural Communication May Underlie Anticipatory Behaviors (IMAGE)

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Delayed Neural Communication May Underlie Anticipatory Behaviors

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When humans synchronize finger taps with a metronome, they tap slightly ahead of the metronome without noticing it. This anticipation is greater in non-musicians than in musicians. A new computational model explains why.

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