
Believing Your Ears: Examining Auditory Illusions - A Conversation with Diana Deutsch
A Conversation with Diana DeutschBy Howard BurtonLength2h 6m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an extensive filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Diana Deutsch, Professor of Psychology at UC San Diego and one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of music. This conversation provides behind the scenes insights into her discovery of a large number of auditory illusions, including the so-called Octave Illusion, which concretely illustrate how what we think we’re hearing is often quite different from the actual sounds that are hitting our eardrums.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Revealing Mistakes, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Eclectic Beginnings - Music, art, philosophy, and philosophical psychology
II. Tones, Pitches and Critical Values - Intriguing results in music and memory
III. The Octave Illusion - How to confuse the brain with tones
IV. Medical Applications - A highly suggestive result for epilepsy patients
V. Eyes vs. Ears - The neurophysiological differences between vision and hearing
VI. Gut Issues - The impact of discomfort
VII. The Scale Illusion - Auditory scene analysis and evolutionary factors
VIII. Surrounded by Illusions - From the Glissando Illusion to Tchaikovsky’s 6th
IX. Perfect Pitch & Tone Languages - Why Mandarin might help your musicianship
X. Towards Monotony? - The tonal implications of globalization
XI. Embracing Discomfort - The benefits of being confused
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideasroadshow.com/.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Health and Wellness, Other
Length2 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
15VI. Gut Issues
2A Note on the Text
16Question for Discussion:
3Introduction
17VII. The Scale Illusion
4The Conversation
18Questions for Discussion:
5I. Eclectic Beginnings
19VIII. Surrounded by Illusions
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20Questions for Discussion:
7II. Tones, Pitches and Critical Values
21IX. Perfect Pitch & Tone Languages
8Questions for Discussion:
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9III. The Octave Illusion
23X. Towards Monotony?
10Questions for Discussion:
24Questions for Discussion:
11IV. Medical Applications
25XI. Embracing Discomfort
12Questions for Discussion:
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13V. Eyes vs. Ears
27Continuing the Conversation
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