On the relativity of pitch.
The way we interpret a given set of sensory stimuli can depend very strongly on our choice of cues. The resulting ambiguity is particularly familiar in visual perception, and underlies many well-known visual illusions. It is shown that comparable ambiguities exist in the field of hearing, particularly pitch perception.
D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008598:Menstruation; D009146:Music; D010898:Pitch Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D012737:Sex Factors; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology