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References for absolute pitch in animals?

Dear List,

Does anyone have a bibliography of behavioral or physiological studies of AP in animals, particularly in the lower vertebrates?

Thank you,

Mark

Quoting Martin Braun <nombraun@xxxxxxxxx>:

Dear Henkjan and list:

..... in the end we have to also see that Relative Pitch is far more
special. While we might share AP with some animals, RP is far less common,
arguably making AP in humans less special.


I fully agree. RP is a much bigger challenge for neuroscience than AP is. To
my knowledge, we do not even have the faintest trace of a hypothesis how a
brain could accomplish RP.

Martin

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Neuroscience of Music
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Henkjan Honing" <honing@xxxxxx>
To: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: Absolute pitch discussion


Although I have to be modest in my claims, not being an expert in
pitch, I find AP actually not such a special phenomenon. Although we
could agree in dividing the phenomenon in degrees, or levels of
preciseness on a more continuous scale, in the end we have to also
see that Relative Pitch is far more special. While we might share AP
with some animals, RP is far less common, arguably making AP in
humans less special.

hh


Dr H. Honing
Universiteit van Amsterdam
http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/hh/

Music Matters: http://www.musiccognition.nl/blog

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