News tagged with pitch perception
'Perfect Pitch' in Humans Far More Prevalent than Expected
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have developed a unique test for perfect pitch, and have found surprising results.
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Hearing on the wing: New structure discovered in butterfly ears
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever structure in the ear of a tropical butterfly that potentially makes it able to distinguish between high and low pitch sounds has been discovered by scientists from the University ...
Neural pathway missing in tone-deaf people
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Nerve fibers that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people, according to new research in the August 19 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Experts estimate that at least 10 per ...
Babies learn music while sleeping
Feb 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Early screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two very different possible outcomes of some “off-the-wall” research.
The neurobiology of musicality related to the intrinsic attachment behavior?
May 26, 2009 |
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Music is social communication between individuals -- humming of lullabies attach infant to parent and singing or playing music adds croup cohesion. The neurobiology of music perception and production is likely to be related ...
Linguist tunes in to pitch processing in brain
Feb 16, 2008 |
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More of the brain is busy processing pitch from language and other sounds than previously thought, according to a researcher in neurophonetics at Purdue University.
Increased success a 'virtual' certainty for rugby players (w/ Video)
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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Rugby players worldwide could benefit from a new virtual reality training programme created at Queen's University Belfast. Team members from Ulster Rugby have been working with researchers in the School of Psychology at Queen's ...
Looming sounds boost visual perception
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it’s the sound of a speeding car approaching from out of the blue, or the faint echo of footsteps following you along a dark street, such looming sounds not only make our ears prick ...
Musicians' Brains 'Fine-Tuned' to Identify Emotion
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking for a mate who in everyday conversation can pick up even your most subtle emotional cues? Find a musician, Northwestern University researchers suggest.
Genetic loci assigned for musical aptitude in Finnish families
May 19, 2008 |
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Researchers from Finland and USA have identified one major and several potential loci associated with musical aptitude in the human genome. The results raise an interesting question about common evolutionary background of ...
Deep Voices Scare Adolescent Girls but Turn on Teens
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of St. Andrews in Scotland has discovered that teenage girls are attracted by deep male voices, while younger girls feel intimidated by them.
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