Re: Pitch perception shift caused by carbamazepine and yawning (John Neuhoff )


Subject: Re: Pitch perception shift caused by carbamazepine and yawning
From:    John Neuhoff  <jneuhoff(at)WOOSTER.EDU>
Date:    Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:30:20 -0600

Of course there are plenty of studies that demonstrate that changes in loudness can influence the pitch of same-frequency tones, starting with the classic work of Stevens on equal pitch contours. -John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Braun" <nombraun(at)TELIA.COM> To: <AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:59 PM Subject: Re: Pitch perception shift caused by carbamazepine and yawning > During yawning the Eustachian tube can open, which often changes air > pressure in the middle ear and thus hearing. Yawning can also trigger the > middle ear muscles. Both effects can change loudness, but not pitch. .. > So, if there are reliable reports of pitch shift during yawning, I would > be > interested to see them. > > Martin > > ---------------------------- > Martin Braun > Neuroscience of Music ***************** John G. Neuhoff Department of Psychology The College of Wooster Wooster, OH 44691 ****************** "Ecological Psychoacoustics" now available from Academic Press http://jneuhoff.com


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