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AW: the number of fixed categories in absolute pitch



There is recent evidence from neuro-imaging that the processing of pitch
information in the human brain is indeed two-dimensional.

Please read:

Warren, J. D., Uppenkamp, S., Patterson, R. D., Griffiths, T. D. (2003).
Analyzing pitch chroma and pitch height in the human brain. Ann. N. Y.
Acad. Sci., Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 999, 212-14. 

Warren, J. D., Uppenkamp, S., Patterson, R. D., Griffiths, T. D. (2003).
Separating pitch chroma and pitch height in the human brain. Proc. Natl.
Acad. Sci. USA, 100(17), 10038-42

Annemarie


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: AUDITORY Research in Auditory Perception
[mailto:AUDITORY@LISTS.MCGILL.CA] Im Auftrag von Andrew Milne
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 29. April 2004 22:37
An: AUDITORY@LISTS.MCGILL.CA
Betreff: Re: the number of fixed categories in absolute pitch

So are we to understand, from "NAP subjects can 'transmit' about 3 bits
on a
single frequency dimention, while AP subjects can transmit about 3 bits
on
each of two dimensions: Pitch height and Chroma" that the brain is a
binary
system?

Andy Milne