Left ear advantage in pitch perception of complex tones without energy at the fundamental frequency.
Normal right-handed subjects were required to make pitch comparisons of complex tones in which the fundamental frequency was either present or absent. In both conditions, tones were presented monaurally. An increase in left-ear superiority was observed in the response time measurements when the fundamental was absent. These findings support the notion that the right hemisphere possesses a special mechanism for pitch computation.
Paquette
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Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Bourassa
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Peretz
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010898:Pitch Perception