Human process music using both absolute and relational processing... we attend to the actual pitches and duration we hear in music, as well as their relative values. This dual mode of processing is rare among species... These modes of processing and the brain mechanisms that gave rise to them were necessary for the development of language, music, poetry, and art.


The World in Six Songs (2008)


Human process music using both absolute and relational processing... we attend to the actual pitches and duration we hear in music, as well as their...

Human process music using both absolute and relational processing... we attend to the actual pitches and duration we hear in music, as well as their...

Human process music using both absolute and relational processing... we attend to the actual pitches and duration we hear in music, as well as their...

Human process music using both absolute and relational processing... we attend to the actual pitches and duration we hear in music, as well as their...