Effects of Harmony and Dissonance with Two-Tone Narrow and Wide Range Frequencies on Auditory Evoked Potentials

Authors

Richard J. McMurtrey, Brigham Young University
Dr. Donovan Fleming, Brigham Young University
Scott Steffensen, Brigham Young University

Keywords

harmony, dissonance, auditory evoke potentials, perception

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the mechanisms of how the brain is able to distinguish harmony and dissonance. The understanding of how sound is converted to neural messages began with Békésy, who discovered how sound is transduced in the cochlea. Later it was found that each auditory neural fiber, which carried the messages for a specific frequency of sound, corresponded to a specific place in the primary auditory cortex (referred to as “tonotopic”). In this experiment, the neural activity of the auditory cortex (T4) and of the sensory cortex (CZ) was recorded in response to specific auditory stimuli using electroencephalography.

Recommended Citation

McMurtrey, Richard J.; Fleming, Dr. Donovan; and Steffensen, Scott (2013) "Effects of Harmony and Dissonance with Two-Tone Narrow and Wide Range Frequencies on Auditory Evoked Potentials," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 356.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/356