Data from: Neural dynamics of predictive timing and motor engagement in music listening

Why do humans spontaneously dance to music? To test the hypothesis that
motor dynamics reflect predictive timing during music listening, we
created melodies with varying degrees of rhythmic predictability
(syncopation) and asked participants to rate their wanting-to-move
(groove) experience. Degree of syncopation and groove ratings are
quadratically correlated. Magnetoencephalography data showed that while
auditory regions track the rhythm of melodies, beat-related 2 Hz activity
and neural dynamics at delta (1.4 Hz) and beta (20-30 Hz) rates in the
dorsal auditory pathway code for the experience of groove. Critically, the
left sensorimotor cortex coordinates these groove-related delta and beta
activity. These findings align with the predictions of a neurodynamic
model, suggesting that oscillatory motor engagement during music listening
reflects predictive timing and is effected by interaction of neural
dynamics along the dorsal auditory pathway.