When the mother and the doctor start singing the happy song, they were amazed to see the baby clapping hands almost to the exact rhythm and at the exact point where everyone is supposed to clap hands.

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

Bobbing your head, tapping your heel, or clapping along with the music is a natural response for most people, but what about those who can’t keep a beat? Researchers have discovered that beat-deafness ...

This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...

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At our 14 week ultrasound our baby was clapping, so I sang a song with our doctor as my husband filmed. Origins: On 26 March 2015, YouTube user Jen Cardinal uploaded a video purportedly showing the ...