A tone having more than a single frequency component. For instance, a tone consisting of a fundamental and overtones or harmonics, may be said to be complex. Compare: Simple Tone. However, usage of ...
In speech and music, complexes of tones are perceived as having a single 'pitch,' a term referring to the subjective highness or lowness of sound. Pitch extraction is crucial in the perception of ...
Figure 1: An example of a pitch-selective neuron (unit M36n-532). The cortical region containing pitch-selective neurons appears to be on the border of core areas AI and R, and lateral belt areas AL ...