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What is this beat and why is it so popular

In many concert etudes and rock songs, I hear this accented pattern that usually serves as a link to a new section. I often hear it coming from the drummer on the snare, but I have heard it on the ...
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physiological responses to different rhythms

InspIred by Physiological basis for note durations?, I'm wondering about a more general question of how the body responds to different tempos and beat structures, and how musIic is designed to elicit ...