We Do Not Hear a Chorus of Brushlike Tufts Swaying

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Essay

We do not hear a chorus of brushlike tufts swaying in the cochlea, nor do we hear a chaotic collection of disconnected pitches and timbres. Give examples of how we use our perceptual powers to organize patterns of sound and to construct our auditory world using the Gestalt principles.

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