You have all missed one vital point. Music is repeating and it has a symmetry. In dancing (song and dance) moves are repeated in a symmetrical pattern.
Question why are we programmed to find symmetry? This question may be more core to AGI than appears at first sight. Chearly an AGI system will have to look for symmetry and do what Hardy described as "beautiful" maths. - Ian Parker On 23 July 2010 04:02, Mike Archbold <jazzbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM, deepakjnath <deepakjn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Why do we listen to a song sung in different scale and yet identify it as >> the same song.? Does it have something to do with the fundamental way in >> which we store memory? >> >> > > Probably due to evolution? Maybe at some point prior to words pitch was > used in some variation. You (an astrolopithicus etc, the spelling is f-ed > up, I know) is not going to care what key you are singing "Watch out for > that sabertooth tiger" in. If you got messed up like that, can't hear the > same song in a different key, you are cancelled out in evolution. Just a > guess. > > Mike Archbold > > > >> cheers, >> Deepak >> *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | >> Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com/> >> > > *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
