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Schema and Gestalt

testing the hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism by computer simulation

Marc Leman Francesco Carreras

pp. 144-168

Abstrakt

The hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism assumes a correspondence between mental representations of perceived phenomena and brain-states or cortical representations. This hypothesis is tested by means of a computer simulation of perceptual learning of context-dependent pitch. The method is based on an ecological modelling technique which is related to the Gestalt notion of molar behavior. A large scale computer simulation has been set up in which a physiological model is confronted with the strains and stresses of a realistic musical environment, in particular a sound recording of J.S.Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Klavier. The simulation suggests that the hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism is a valid one. It predicts a particular schema or functional organization of neurons specialized in context-dependent pitch processing at the cortical level.

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Published in:

Leman Marc (1997) Music, Gestalt, and computing: studies in cognitive and systematic musicology. Dordrecht, Springer.

Seiten: 144-168

DOI: 10.1007/BFb0034112

Referenz:

Leman Marc, Carreras Francesco (1997) „Schema and Gestalt: testing the hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism by computer simulation“, In: M. Leman (ed.), Music, Gestalt, and computing, Dordrecht, Springer, 144–168.