title: Tonality and nonlinear resonance.
abstract: We outline a theory of tonality that predicts tonal stability, attraction, and categorization based on the principles of nonlinear resonance. Perception of tonality is the natural consequence of neural resonance, arising from central auditory nonlinearities.
authors.affiliation: Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, 33431. large@ccs.fau.edu
authors.forename: Edward W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Large
authors.forename: Amy Elizabeth
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Tretakis
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways; D001307:Auditory Perception; D003051:Cochlea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009146:Music; D009415:Nerve Net; D009991:Oscillometry; D010897:Pitch Discrimination; D010898:Pitch Perception