Newborn brains can sense and anticipate musical rhythm

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A study has showed that newborns are capable of yet another impressive cognitive feat even earlier in development.

Less than 48 hours after birth, brains of sleeping newborns already follow and anticipate rhythmic patterns in music.

Researchers in Hungary played piano pieces by Bach to almost 50 newborns.

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