Rhythm Summation (IMAGE)

Stanford University School of Engineering

Rhythm Summation

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The 19th century mathematician Joseph Fourier showed that two rhythms could be summed to produce a third rhythm. Researchers at Stanford have shown that this principle is behind the brain activity that produces arm movements.

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Mark Churchland, Stanford School of Engineering

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