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Perception of musical consonance and dissonance: an outcome of neural synchronization.


ABSTRACT: While a number of theories have been advanced to account for why musical consonance is related to simple frequency ratios, as yet there is no completely satisfying explanation. Here, we explore the theory of synchronization properties of ensembles of coupled neural oscillators to demonstrate why simple frequency ratios may have achieved a special status and why they are important for auditory perception. The analysis shows that the mode-locked states ordering give precisely the standard ordering of consonance as often listed in Western music theory. Our results thus indicate the importance of neural synchrony in musical perception.

SUBMITTER: Shapira Lots I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2607353 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Perception of musical consonance and dissonance: an outcome of neural synchronization.

Shapira Lots Inbal I   Stone Lewi L  

Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20081201 29


While a number of theories have been advanced to account for why musical consonance is related to simple frequency ratios, as yet there is no completely satisfying explanation. Here, we explore the theory of synchronization properties of ensembles of coupled neural oscillators to demonstrate why simple frequency ratios may have achieved a special status and why they are important for auditory perception. The analysis shows that the mode-locked states ordering give precisely the standard ordering  ...[more]

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