To hear the beat, your brain may think about moving to it

A brain region linked to movement is integral to recognizing rhythms

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FEELING OFFBEAT  Briefly disrupting a brain region involved in planning movement with a magnetic pulse hinders a person’s ability to follow a rhythmic beat. (The black square in this heat map indicates the site of highest pulse stimulation.)

Jessica Ross/UC Merced

If you’ve ever felt the urge to tap along to music, this research may strike a chord.