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Nature 436, 1093-1094 (25 August 2005) | doi:10.1038/4361093a; Published online 24 August 2005
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Neuroscience: Finding the missing fundamental
Robert J. Zatorre1
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The whole orchestra tunes up to an A note from the oboe — but how do our brains tell that all the different sounds are the same pitch? The discovery of pitch-sensitive neurons provides some clues.
Although Maurice Ravel reportedly came to regret ever having written Bolero, it has become a popular staple of the orchestral repertoire. It relies entirely on a single theme, repeated over and over (and over) by different combinations of instruments.
- Robert J. Zatorre is at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada.
Email: robert.zatorre@mcgill.ca
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