Some scientists argue music is in our genes.
Even when there is none playing, we often hear it inside our heads. Some scientists have recently proposed that music may have been an evolutionary adaptation, like upright walking or spoken language, that arose early in human history and helped the species survive. Instinct Most experts still assume music was a cultural invention, like cave painting or writing, that humans invented to make their lives easier or more pleasant. Yet Huron and many of his colleagues wonder if music might have biological roots. Natural selection would have nurtured the gift of music, favoring those who possessed it with more offspring who were themselves more likely to reproduce.