Pitch discrimination interference: The role of ear of entry and of octave similarity

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 324-327

  Gockel, Hedwig E ^a   Hafter, Ervin R ^b   Moore, Brian C J ^c  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND PASS; COMPLEX TONES; FREQUENCY REGIONS; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY (FF); PITCH DISCRIMINATION INTERFERENCE;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

TARGETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EAR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PITCH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649086713     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3021308     Document Type: Article

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