Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals

Music varies across cultures, but some features are widespread, consistent with biological constraints. Here, the authors report that both Western and native Amazonian listeners perceptually fuse concurrent notes related by simple-integer ratios, suggestive of one such biological constraint.

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Autores principales: Malinda J. McPherson, Sophia E. Dolan, Alex Durango, Tomas Ossandon, Joaquín Valdés, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Nori Jacoby, Ricardo A. Godoy, Josh H. McDermott
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/48f3890dea0b41899e607afca17af81d
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Sumario:Music varies across cultures, but some features are widespread, consistent with biological constraints. Here, the authors report that both Western and native Amazonian listeners perceptually fuse concurrent notes related by simple-integer ratios, suggestive of one such biological constraint.