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Pythagoras was wrong!

Why musical consonance is more complex than simple mathematical ratios.

Publications

  • Marjieh, R.*, Harrison, P. M. C.*, Lee, H., Deligiannaki, F., & Jacoby, N. (*Equal contribution) Timbral effects on consonance disentangle psychoacoustic mechanisms and suggest perceptual origins for musical scales Nature Communications (2024)
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