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How hearing works and how the brain processes sounds entering the ear
to provide the listener with useful information are of great interest
to psychologists, cognitive scientists, and musicians. However, while
a number of books have concentrated on individual aspects of this
field, known as psychoacoustics, there has been no comprehensive
introductory coverage of the multiple topics encompassed under the
term. Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound is the
first book to provide that coverage, and it does so via a unique and
useful approach.
The book begins with introductory chapters on the basic physiology and
functions of the ear and auditory sections of the brain, then proceeds
to discuss numerous topics associated with the study of
psychoacoustics, including cognitive psychology and the physics of
sound. The book has a particular emphasis on music and computerized
sound. An accompanying audio CD includes many sound examples to help
explicate the text.
The contributing authors include John Chowning, Perry R. Cook, Brent
Gillespie, Daniel J. Levitin, Max Mathews, John Pierce, and Roger
Shepard.
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