Editors:
- Pitch, the human perception of the frequency of sound, is fundamental to music
- Psychoacoustical, physiological, modeling and comparative aspects of hearing are covered in the book
- Brings together recent findings, while emphasizing their relation to the discoveries of the past
- Pitch perception is one of the main problems of hearing, and the multidisciplinary approach of the book provides a valuable reference source
Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (SHAR, volume 24)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Although pitch has been considered an important area of auditory research since the birth of modern acoustics in the 19th century, some of the most significant developments in our understanding of this phenomenon have occurred comparatively recently. In auditory physiology, researchers are now identifying cells in the brainstem and cortex that may be involved in the derivation of pitch. In auditory psychophysics, dramatic developments over the last few years have changed our understanding of temporal pitch mechanisms, and of the roles of resolved and unresolved harmonics. Computational modeling has provided new insights into the biological algorithms that may underlie pitch perception. Modern brain imaging techniques have suggested possible cortical locations for pitch mechanisms.
This timely volume brings together the more recent findings, while emphasizing their relation to the discoveries of the past. It brings together insights from several different methodological areas: physiology, psychophysics, comparative, imaging, etc., in addressing a single scientific problem. Pitch perception can be regarded as one of the main problems of hearing, and the multidisciplinary approach of the book provides a valuable reference source for graduate students and academics.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
Christopher J. Plack
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Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Richard R. Fay
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Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Andrew J. Oxenham
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Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Arthur N. Popper
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pitch
Book Subtitle: Neural Coding and Perception
Editors: Christopher J. Plack, Richard R. Fay, Andrew J. Oxenham, Arthur N. Popper
Series Title: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28958-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-23472-4
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2011-9
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-28958-8
Series ISSN: 0947-2657
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1897
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 364
Number of Illustrations: 71 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Human Physiology, Otorhinolaryngology