The role of motor related areas in auditory temporal preferences

The temporal dimension is fundamental to both perceptual and motor functions: Understanding and producing everyday actions such as locomotion, target-related movement and speech, as well as specialised actions like dancing, complex musical sequences and athletic movements, require precisely controlled timing. Temporal perception is vital for an accurate anticipation of upcoming events. Recent neurocognitive studies have shown that attention to rhythm activates ventral premotor cortex (vPMC), supplementary motor cortex (pre-SMA/SMA) and putamen (BG) in the absence of movement. Interestingly, our everyday experien…