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Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying the Perception of Pitch and Harmony
Author(s) -
LANGNER GERALD
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1360.043
Subject(s) - perception , music perception , auditory system , harmony (color) , representation (politics) , auditory perception , neuroscience , speech recognition , correlation , psychology , natural sounds , pitch perception , acoustics , computer science , audiology , physics , mathematics , medicine , geometry , politics , political science , law , optics
A bstract : Temporal processing of periodic acoustic signals in the auditory brain stem provides an explanation for pitch perception and the natural preference of our hearing system for harmonic relationships in music. Experimental evidence is reviewed for a corresponding neuronal model of correlation analysis and the spatial representation of pitch information along the second neural axis of the auditory system.