Comments on: My Theory of Human Evolution (guitar edition) http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/08/31/my-theory-of-human-evolution-guitar-edition/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:29:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » My Theory of Human Evolution (directory) http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/08/31/my-theory-of-human-evolution-guitar-edition/#comment-39760 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:37:31 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/08/31/my-theory-of-human-evolution-guitar-edition/#comment-39760 [...] My Theory of Human Evolution (guitar edition) [...] […] My Theory of Human Evolution (guitar edition) […]

]]> by: losing-it http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/08/31/my-theory-of-human-evolution-guitar-edition/#comment-38610 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:42:29 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/08/31/my-theory-of-human-evolution-guitar-edition/#comment-38610 My husband and I have thought on the subject of animal non-response (for the most part, visably) to music. We believe it may be the complex patterns of math in music which we subconsciously intuit and respond to emotionally, whereas non-human animals (such as our cats and late dog) may not be able to recognize, appreciate or respond to in the same way we do. Our cats don't seem to respond to music recordings, except to startle at unexpected volume or impactive sound; my husband is in the audio business, and we play many types of music in the house. However, interestingly, they respond to sing-song voice when I sing to them; especially a male cat who has a medical condition which can cause seizuring. Singing soft lullabye and hymn songs calms him. If I add cat sounds and his name to the songs, he seems to take notice. I think it is because the song notes sound much like the calling and comfort vocalization tones that mother cats use with their kittens. My husband and I have thought on the subject of animal non-response (for the most part, visably) to music. We believe it may be the complex patterns of math in music which we subconsciously intuit and respond to emotionally, whereas non-human animals (such as our cats and late dog) may not be able to recognize, appreciate or respond to in the same way we do.

Our cats don’t seem to respond to music recordings, except to startle at unexpected volume or impactive sound; my husband is in the audio business, and we play many types of music in the house. However, interestingly, they respond to sing-song voice when I sing to them; especially a male cat who has a medical condition which can cause seizuring. Singing soft lullabye and hymn songs calms him. If I add cat sounds and his name to the songs, he seems to take notice. I think it is because the song notes sound much like the calling and comfort vocalization tones that mother cats use with their kittens.

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