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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Morphological Sciences 2014; 31(03): 187-191
DOI: 10.4322/jms.073514
Review Article
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rhythm and its perception in the central nervous system

B. Ried
1   Escola Superior de Educação Física de Jundiaí, Rua Rodrigo Soares de Oliveira, s/n, Bairro Anhangabaú, CEP 13208-120, Jundiaí, SP, Brazil
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G. M. Rodrigues
2   Department of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University - USJT, Rua Taquari, 546, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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E. F. Gama
2   Department of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University - USJT, Rua Taquari, 546, CEP 03166-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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12 March 2014

13 July 2014

Publication Date:
08 October 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Rhythm works as an organizing principle in all sorts/manner of human behavior and perception. Several sciences investigate rhythm, trying to unveil the mechanisms of its perception and its neural correlates. In order to assess the knowledge available from 2001 to 2011, we conducted a review into five international data bases using the keywords “rhythm” and “perception“. 17 original research papers were found whose indings were fairly inconclusive and unable to precisely locate one single rhythm processing area in the brain, but found activations in both cortical and subcortical structures and the cerebellum. However, methods were found to be fairly diverse and often terminologically inconsistent, which hampers comparison between studies. Conclusions: the former vision of rhythm perception in the brain as occurring in a network has been conirmed.

Keywords

rhythm - periodicity - perception - central nervous system