Information dynamics: Patterns of expectation and surprise in the perception of music

Connection Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 89-117

  Abdallah, Samer ^a   Plumbley, Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Expectation; Information theory; Markov chain; Music; Subjective probability; Surprise

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; EXPECTATION; MUSIC; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY; SURPRISE;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; INFERENCE ENGINES; INFORMATION THEORY;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 70449672583     PISSN: 09540091     EISSN: 13600494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540090902733756     Document Type: Article

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