Plack Pitch-neural Coding And Perception

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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., inaddressing 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.

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Springer Handbook of Auditory Research Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Christopher J. Plack Andrew J. Oxenham Richard R. Fay Arthur N. Popper Editors Pitch Neural Coding and Perception With 74 illustrations and 5 color illustrations Christopher J. Plack Department of Psychology University of Essex Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdon [email protected] Andrew J. Oxenham Research Laboratory of Electronics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA [email protected] Richard R. Fay Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626, USA [email protected] Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA [email protected] Cover illustration: The image includes parts of Figures 4.6 and 6.4 appearing in the text. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pitch: neural coding and perception / [edited by] Christopher J. Plack, Andrew J. Oxenham, Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper. p. cm.—(Springer handbook of auditory research; v. 24) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 10: 0-387-23472-1 (alk. paper) 1. Auditory perception. 2. Musical pitch. I. Plack, Christopher J. II. Oxenham, Andrew J. III. Fay, Richard R. IV. Series. QP465.P545 2005 152.1'52—dc22 2004057843 ISBN 10: 0-387-23472-1 ISBN 13: 978-0387-23472-4 Printed on acid-free paper 䉷 2005 Springer Science Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science Business Media, Inc., 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if th