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Study Suggests Dance and Lullabies Aren’t Universal Human Behaviors

  • by Greg Watry
  • April 29, 2025
  • Self & Society
Are dance and lullabies hardwired into humans? A UC Davis study challenges the idea that they are universal, using 43 years of research with the Northern Aché to explore cultural variation in human behavior.
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