A rat crosses a Times Square subway platform in New York on Jan. 27, 2015.

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A rat crosses a Times Square subway platform in New York on Jan. 27, 2015.

Richard Drew/AP

Rhythm has lengthy been regarded as a uniquely human trait, however researchers have discovered that rats possess the power and may maintain the beat to Mozart, a new study shows.

Scientists on the University of Tokyo discovered that rats’ beat synchronicity got here from the time fixed of their brains, not their our bodies, which has similarities throughout species.

“Rats displayed innate — that is, without any training or prior exposure to music — beat synchronization most distinctly within 120-140 bpm (beats per minute), to which humans also exhibit the clearest beat synchronization,” mentioned University of Tokyo Associate Professor Hirokazu Takahashi.

Researchers geared up 20 rats with wi-fi accelerometers to measure their head actions. They have been performed one-minute excerpts of “Sonata for two pianos (K.448)” by Mozart at 4 totally different speeds – 75%, 100%, 200% and 400% of the unique pace.

The examine centered on responses to “K. 448” by Mozart. But the examine additionally performed 4 different musical items have been additionally performed to human and animal contributors: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga, “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen, “Beat It” by Michael Jackson and “Sugar” by Maroon 5.