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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:48f3890dea0b41899e607afca17af81d2021-12-02T18:24:49ZPerceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals10.1038/s41467-020-16448-62041-1723https://doaj.org/article/48f3890dea0b41899e607afca17af81d2020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16448-6https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Music 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.Malinda J. McPhersonSophia E. DolanAlex DurangoTomas OssandonJoaquín ValdésEduardo A. UndurragaNori JacobyRicardo A. GodoyJosh H. McDermottNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
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Malinda J. McPherson
Sophia E. Dolan
Alex Durango
Tomas Ossandon
Joaquín Valdés
Eduardo A. Undurraga
Nori Jacoby
Ricardo A. Godoy
Josh H. McDermott
Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
description 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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author Malinda J. McPherson
Sophia E. Dolan
Alex Durango
Tomas Ossandon
Joaquín Valdés
Eduardo A. Undurraga
Nori Jacoby
Ricardo A. Godoy
Josh H. McDermott
author_facet 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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title Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
title_short Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
title_full Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
title_fullStr Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
title_full_unstemmed Perceptual fusion of musical notes by native Amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
title_sort perceptual fusion of musical notes by native amazonians suggests universal representations of musical intervals
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url https://doaj.org/article/48f3890dea0b41899e607afca17af81d
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