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Andrew Barron, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University

Bumblebees can perceive rhythm, despite their brains being the size of a sesame seed

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Humans are creatures of rhythms. As far as we know, humans have always sung and always danced. We can recognise a song by its rhythm alone, regardless of whether it is played fast or slow.

We seem to have an almost effortless capacity to pick up on rhythmic patterns, and we have presumed this ability to require the very large and powerful human brain.

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