deepakjnath 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?
For the same reason that gray looks green on a red background. You have more neurons that respond to differences in tones than to absolute frequencies. -- Matt Mahoney, matmaho...@yahoo.com ________________________________ From: deepakjnath <deepakjn...@gmail.com> To: agi <agi@v2.listbox.com> Sent: Thu, July 22, 2010 3:59:57 PM Subject: [agi] How do we hear music 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? cheers, Deepak agi | Archives | Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- 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
