Source note · R105
Evolutionary Musicology Meets Embodied Cognition: Biocultural Coevolution and the Enactive Origins of Human Musicality
A review connects biological, cultural and embodied explanations of human musicality.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Theoretical review
- Review extent
- Targeted source check
What was studied
The authors examine competing evolutionary accounts and the role of bodies, environments and social practices in musical cognition.
What it contributes
Their biocultural framework offers an alternative to treating musicality as exclusively biological or exclusively cultural.
Where the evidence stops
It is a theoretical synthesis. It does not test a community-band programme or measure changes in participants’ wellbeing.
About this review
Research appraisal checked against the publisher’s abstract and introduction.
Source note updated September 10, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.