1. [The phenomenon of hearing: an interdisciplinary discussion. II].
- Author
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Keidel WD
- Subjects
- Auditory Cortex physiology, Geniculate Bodies physiology, Hair Cells, Auditory physiology, Humans, Organ Specificity, Superior Colliculi physiology, Auditory Perception physiology, Brain physiology, Hearing physiology, Music, Speech
- Abstract
This part of the paper deals with the neurophysiological background of speech analysis and hearing of music. Single vowel- and consonant-detector cells could be clearly separated at the colliculus and geniculate level (Kallert, Keidel). Musical stimulation is decoded at three levels: hair cells, geniculate, and auditory cortex. Human cortical evoked potentials represent rhythm, consonance, and (as DC-shift) the emotional content of music. Marked harmonics, even of single hair-cell vibrations and in single units of medial geniculate in combination with clock-cell networks, are the physiological basis of "harmony" in music. Dissonant stimuli are detectable at the cortical level in man (Finkenzeller, Keidel).
- Published
- 1992
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