Re: [AUDITORY] Al Bregman (Pierre Divenyi )


Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Al Bregman
From:    Pierre Divenyi  <pdivenyi@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Tue, 23 May 2023 22:37:26 -0700

--Apple-Mail-5D5F5264-CE66-4A74-9B2F-0A1092959E45 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, Regarding Al Bregman=E2=80=99s passing,Steve MxAdams has said everything tha= t should be mentioned about what a towering figure Al was in all fields conc= erned with the understanding of how we perceive sound sequences. My work, to= o, has drown substantial benefits from Al=E2=80=99s publications but even mo= re from the decades long personal interaction I was lucky to have with him. However, beyond all what Al has represented for my scientific work, he was a= lso a personal friend. The times I spent with him and his family were precio= us and their memories will stay with me as long as I live. Pierre Divenyi Pardon my typos. It's Apple's fault.=20 > On May 23, 2023, at 21:10, Stephen McAdams, Prof. <stephen.mcadams@xxxxxxxx= ca> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > Dear colleagues, > =20 > I just learned this weekend that one of the pillars of our field died on M= ay 18th. Al Bregman was my first and perhaps the most impactful mentor in my= career as a scientist. His deep thinking, limitless generosity, creative mi= nd, and unrelenting search for understanding how we hear and listen have had= far reaching influence not only on the field of auditory perception and cog= nition, but in the fields of cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, comp= utational modeling of hearing, music psychology, and even the philosophy of s= ound more generally. He will be sorely missed, but his thought-provoking leg= acy will endure. > =20 > Stephen McAdams > =20 > =20 --Apple-Mail-5D5F5264-CE66-4A74-9B2F-0A1092959E45 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>Regarding Al B= regman=E2=80=99s passing,Steve MxAdams has said everything that should be me= ntioned about what a towering figure Al was in all fields concerned with the= understanding of how we perceive sound sequences. My work, too, has drown s= ubstantial benefits from Al=E2=80=99s publications but even more from the de= cades long personal interaction I was lucky to have with him.</div><div><br>= </div><div>However, beyond all what Al has represented for my scientific wor= k, he was also a personal friend. The times I spent with him and his family w= ere precious and their memories will stay with me as long as I live.</div><d= iv><br></div><div>Pierre Divenyi<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Pardon my typos. It= 's Apple's fault.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">= On May 23, 2023, at 21:10, Stephen McAdams, Prof. &lt;stephen.mcadams@xxxxxxxx= .ca&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D= "ltr">=EF=BB=BF <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style>@xxxxxxxx { font-family: "Cambria Math"; } @xxxxxxxx { font-family: Calibri; } p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; fon= t-family: Calibri, sans-serif; } span.EmailStyle17 { font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext; } .MsoChpDefault { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; } @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 { size: 612pt 792pt; margin: 72pt; } div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Dear col= leagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligat= ures:none">I just learned this weekend that one of the pillars of our field d= ied on May 18<sup>th</sup>. Al Bregman was my first and perhaps the most imp= actful mentor in my career as a scientist. His deep thinking, limitless generosity, creative mind, and unre= lenting search for understanding how we hear and listen have had far reachin= g influence not only on the field of auditory perception and cognition, but i= n the fields of cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, computational modeling of hearing, music psychology= , and even the philosophy of sound more generally. He will be sorely missed,= but his thought-provoking legacy will endure.</span><span style=3D"font-siz= e:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligat= ures:none">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-liga= tures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligat= ures:none">Stephen McAdams</span><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;color:black= ;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><= o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-5D5F5264-CE66-4A74-9B2F-0A1092959E45--


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