A pitch for decoding
frequency more simply
Researchers are proposing a new
model to describe how the brain converts a sound's frequency to a perceived
pitch.
References:
Cartwright, J.H.E., D.L. González, and O. Piro. 1999. Nonlinear dynamics
of the perceived pitch of complex sounds. Physical Review Letters
82(June 28):5389.
Further Readings:
Wu, C. 1998. Musical metal. Science
News 154(Oct. 10):236.
Sources:
Julyan H.E. Cartwright
Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra
IACT (CSIC-UGR)
E-18071 Granada
Spain
Diego L. González
Instituto Lamel
CNR
1-40129 Bologna
Italy
William M. Hartmann
Michigan State University
Physics and Astronomy Department
East Lansing, MI 48824-1116
Frederic L. Wightman
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Waisman Center for Mental Retardation and Human Development
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 1, July 3, 1999, p. 7.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
