Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and Prediction

Neural mechanisms supporting time perception in continuously changing sensory environments may be relevant to a broader understanding of how the human brain utilizes time in cognition and action. In this review, we describe current theories of sensorimotor engagement in the support of subsecond timi...

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Main Authors: Jessica M. Ross, Ramesh Balasubramaniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2022.916220/full
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description Neural mechanisms supporting time perception in continuously changing sensory environments may be relevant to a broader understanding of how the human brain utilizes time in cognition and action. In this review, we describe current theories of sensorimotor engagement in the support of subsecond timing. We focus on musical timing due to the extensive literature surrounding movement with and perception of musical rhythms. First, we define commonly used but ambiguous concepts including neural entrainment, simulation, and prediction in the context of musical timing. Next, we summarize the literature on sensorimotor timing during perception and performance and describe current theories of sensorimotor engagement in the support of subsecond timing. We review the evidence supporting that sensorimotor engagement is critical in accurate time perception. Finally, potential clinical implications for a sensorimotor perspective of timing are highlighted.
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spelling doaj.art-1a89836e0165484791d8c696aaf95bd32022-12-22T02:43:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience1662-51452022-07-011610.3389/fnint.2022.916220916220Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and PredictionJessica M. Ross0Jessica M. Ross1Jessica M. Ross2Jessica M. Ross3Ramesh Balasubramaniam4Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and the Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United StatesBerenson-Allen Center for Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United StatesCognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, United StatesNeural mechanisms supporting time perception in continuously changing sensory environments may be relevant to a broader understanding of how the human brain utilizes time in cognition and action. In this review, we describe current theories of sensorimotor engagement in the support of subsecond timing. We focus on musical timing due to the extensive literature surrounding movement with and perception of musical rhythms. First, we define commonly used but ambiguous concepts including neural entrainment, simulation, and prediction in the context of musical timing. Next, we summarize the literature on sensorimotor timing during perception and performance and describe current theories of sensorimotor engagement in the support of subsecond timing. We review the evidence supporting that sensorimotor engagement is critical in accurate time perception. Finally, potential clinical implications for a sensorimotor perspective of timing are highlighted.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2022.916220/fullsensorimotor timingrhythm and beat perceptionentrainmentsimulationshadowingprediction
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Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
sensorimotor timing
rhythm and beat perception
entrainment
simulation
shadowing
prediction
title Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and Prediction
title_full Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and Prediction
title_fullStr Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and Prediction
title_full_unstemmed Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and Prediction
title_short Time Perception for Musical Rhythms: Sensorimotor Perspectives on Entrainment, Simulation, and Prediction
title_sort time perception for musical rhythms sensorimotor perspectives on entrainment simulation and prediction
topic sensorimotor timing
rhythm and beat perception
entrainment
simulation
shadowing
prediction
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