Mechanistic insight is achieved only when experiments are employed to test formal or
computational models. Furthermore, in analogy to lesion studies, phantom perception may …

The integrate-and-fire neuron model describes the state of a neuron in terms of its
membrane potential, which is determined by the synaptic inputs and the injected current that …

This chapter discusses models of pitch, old and recent. The aim is to chart their common
points—many are variations on a theme—and differences, and build a catalog of ideas for …

A neural network that matches with a complex data function is likely to boost the
classification performance as it is able to learn the useful aspect of the highly varying data. In …

This final chapter proposes a number of questions that we think are important for future
research in relation to computers and creativity. Many of these questions have emerged in …

People naturally identify the rhythm of music as they tap their feet and sway in time with the
beat. Underlying such motions is an act of cognition that is not easily reproduced in a …

Harmonic complex tones are a particularly important class of sounds found in both speech
and music. Although these sounds contain multiple frequency components, they are usually …

To what extent is the variability of the neuronal responses compatible with the use of spike
timing for sensory information processing by the central nervous system? In reviewing the …

Time is of the essence in how neural codes, synchronies, and oscillations might function in
encoding, representation, transmission, integration, storage, and retrieval of information in …

Perception of segregated sources is essential in navigating cluttered acoustic environments.
A basic mechanism to implement this process is the temporal coherence principle. It …