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The neural code of pitch and harmony /

Langner, Gerald, 1943-

The neural code of pitch and harmony / Gerald Langner, Technische Universitat, Darmstadt, Germany ; edited by Christina Benson. - xiv, 227 pages illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface; 1. Historical aspects of harmony; 2. Sound and periodicity; 3. The discovery of the missing fundamental; 4. The pitch puzzle; 5. The auditory time constant; 6. Pathways of hearing; 7. Periodicity coding in the brainstem; 8. Periodicity coding in the midbrain; 9. Theories of periodicity coding; 10. Periodotopy; 11. The neural basis of harmony; 12. The oscillating brain; References; Subject index.

9780521697019

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Bioacoustics.
Neurobiology.
Sound--Physiological effect.
Sound--Psychological aspects.
Harmonic analysis (Music)
Contentment.

QH510.5 / .L36 2015

612.014453 LAN;1