fMRI evidence for a cortical hierarchy of pitch pattern processing.

Pitch patterns, such as melodies, consist of two levels of structure: a global level, comprising the pattern of ups and downs, or contour; and a local level, comprising the precise intervals that make up this contour. An influential neuropsychological model suggests that these two levels of processi...

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Main Authors: Lauren Stewart, Tobias Overath, Jason D Warren, Jessica M Foxton, Timothy D Griffiths
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2198945?pdf=render