I've been developing my ideas about how our bodies relate to music, how it is passed on. Central to this is the fact that when we see a movement performed, the part of our brain that controls movement copies it - as far as our brain is concerned we might as well be doing the movement. This is one way that we absorb new physical movements, also how we read emotions. We see someone else's expression, copy it, and then that posture tells us how they feel.
Also, our brains synchronise with any rhythm that they hear. I wonder if this is a separate device or an extension of our ability to mirror movement. As I've mentioned before this doing things in unison within a group promotes a sense of loyalty to that group. Music is social glue.
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