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Pitch perception: a difference between right- and left-handed listeners

V Laguitton1, L Demany, C Semal

  • 1Clinique Neurologique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.

Neuropsychologia
|June 11, 1998
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This study investigated pitch perception, finding that spectral pitch is less lateralized than virtual pitch. Listener handedness, not ear of presentation, reliably influenced pitch perception, with left-handers showing less virtual pitch perception.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Human Perception

Background:

  • Virtual pitch perception from complex tones is often right-hemisphere lateralized.
  • Spectral pitch, a different percept from complex tones, has less understood lateralization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test if spectral pitch perception differs in hemispheric lateralization compared to virtual pitch.
  • To investigate the influence of listener handedness and ear of stimulation on pitch perception.

Main Methods:

  • Monaural presentation of complex tones with varying harmonics (n=2-4) to right- and left-handed listeners.
  • Listeners judged pitch changes (rise/fall) between successive tones under specific frequency conditions.
  • Control conditions assessed frequency discrimination ability to rule out confounds.

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Main Results:

  • Spectral pitch was more salient than virtual pitch for n=2 harmonics; the reverse was true for n=3 and n=4.
  • Ear of stimulation showed a weak, non-robust influence on pitch judgments.
  • Left-handed listeners showed significantly less virtual pitch perception than right-handed listeners across all harmonic conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Spectral pitch perception may be less lateralized than virtual pitch perception.
  • Listener handedness is a significant factor influencing the perception of virtual pitch, independent of frequency discrimination ability.
  • These findings contribute to understanding the neural basis of complex pitch perception and individual differences.