Perception of musical consonance and dissonance: an outcome of neural synchronization

摘要: While a number of theories have been advanced to account for why musical consonance is related simple frequency ratios, as yet there no completely satisfying explanation. Here, we explore the theory synchronization properties ensembles coupled neural oscillators demonstrate ratios may achieved special status and they are important auditory perception. The analysis shows that mode-locked states ordering give precisely standard often listed in Western music theory. Our results thus indicate importance synchrony