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LoquatBear t1_j3u4p2h wrote

Reply to comment by marketrent in Happy rather than sad music soothes newborns — findings suggest that newborns do react to emotions in music, and that responses to music are present at birth by marketrent

Really interesting that there is an innate reaction to "happy" or "sad" music. I wonder if this was done with a larger pool of children would you find variances and over time would the variances begin to accumulate across the years.

Also if babies are found that react differently to music would that reveal if there are predisposed to any number of neurodivergencies in the future.

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tornpentacle t1_j3uhmnr wrote

Happy sounding music tends to be in major keys, which are much less dissonant (i.e., they are more resonant and innately pleasing to the ear). I don't know why that would be more pleasing to the ear—what evolutionary mechanism might have led to the phenomenon of music enjoyment?

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