The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the French composer Claude Debussy.Debussy's view of composing music could be compared to how some scientists view neural oscillations.He is reported to have said that music is not in the notes, but rather in the silences in between.Without regular periods of lull, it is not possible to have a rhythm, without which it is impossible to have melody.This special issue of The European Journal of Neuroscience endeavors to bring together the latest empirical findings, reviews and theoretical viewpoints on the role that rhythmic neural activity plays in the many facets of sensation, perception and cognition.
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