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Re:Perceptions of musical octaves are learned, not wired in ... by isolli on Thursday June 25, 2020 @07:52AM (#23639553)
I agree with most skeptical commenters. I once read about a study of singing in traditional cultures. Men and women would sing the same melody, except one octave apart due to differences in physiology. Reportedly, they did not perceive their singing to be separated by any interval; they perceived that they were singing in unison.
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Re:Perceptions of musical octaves are learned, not wired in ... by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday June 25, 2020 @09:49AM (#23640718)
... a result that almost reinforces the findings in the paper reported in the article: octave (equivalence) perception is learned/culturally influenced rather than being hard-wired.
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Re:Perceptions of musical octaves are learned, not wired in ... by isolli on Thursday June 25, 2020 @09:55AM (#23640772)
I don't disagree, but rather it looks like their hypothesis is difficult to falsify.
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