No Sustained Sound Illusion in Rhythmic Sequences

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno H. Repp ◽  
Rachel J. Marcus
Keyword(s):  
Silent Interval ◽  
Relative Time

Recent Research has shown that subdivision of intervals between beats makes the beat tempo seem slower——a "divided time illusion" (DTI) in music. Another temporal illusion described in the psychophysical literature is that a sustained sound seems longer than a silent interval of the same duration. This "sustained sound illusion" (SSI) may be due to acceleration of an internal pacemaker by continuous sound, or it may result from slower perception of sound offsets than of sound onsets. Experiment 1 tested the pacemaker acceleration hypothesis in a rhythmic context by asking musicians to compare or reproduce the tempi of isochronous tone sequences played legato ("filled") or staccato ("unfilled"). There was no indication that legato sequences were perceived as slower than staccato sequences. Experiment 2 tested the delayed offset perception hypothesis by asking musicians to judge the relative time of occurrence of abrupt or decaying tone offsets in the interonset intervals of isochronous sequences. There was no evidence of delayed perception of abrupt offsets, and decaying offsets were perceived only slightly late. These results suggest that the SSI, unlike the DTI, does not occur in rhythmic contexts and thus is probably not of musical relevance. More generally, the results challenge some proposed explanations of this illusion and call for further research on the conditions under which it does occur.

No Sustained Sound Illusion in Rhythmic Sequences

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno H. Repp ◽  
Rachel J. Marcus
Keyword(s):  
Silent Interval ◽  
Relative Time

Recent research has shown that subdivision of intervals between beats makes the beat tempo seem slower——a "divided time illusion" (DTI) in music. Another temporal illusion described in the psychophysical literature is that a sustained sound seems longer than a silent interval of the same duration. This "sustained sound illusion" (SSI) may be due to acceleration of an internal pacemaker by continuous sound, or it may result from slower perception of sound offsets than of sound onsets. Experiment 1 tested the pacemaker acceleration hypothesis in a rhythmic context by asking musicians to compare or reproduce the tempi of isochronous tone sequences played legato ("filled") or staccato ("unfilled"). There was no indication that legato sequences were perceived as slower than staccato sequences. Experiment 2 tested the delayed offset perception hypothesis by asking musicians to judge the relative time of occurrence of abrupt or decaying tone offsets in the interonset intervals of isochronous sequences. There was no evidence of delayed perception of abrupt offsets, and decaying offsets were perceived only slightly late. These results suggest that the SSI, unlike the DTI, does not occur in rhythmic contexts and thus is probably not of musical relevance. More generally, the results challenge some proposed explanations of this illusion and call for further research on the conditions under which it does occur.

GRAVITY CAN BE OBSERVED IN THE ABSENCE OF CURVED SPACETIME, THUS CURVED SPACETIME IS NOT RESPONCIBLE FOR GRAVITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1976-1981
Author(s):  
Casey McMahon
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Special Relativity ◽  
Relative Position ◽  
Gravitational Force ◽  
Curved Spacetime ◽  
Relative Time ◽  
Curved Space ◽  
Spacetime Curvature ◽  
Equivalence Model ◽  
The Universe

The principle postulate of general relativity appears to be that curved space or curved spacetime is gravitational, in that mass curves the spacetime around it, and that this curved spacetime acts on mass in a manner we call gravity. Here, I use the theory of special relativity to show that curved spacetime can be non-gravitational, by showing that curve-linear space or curved spacetime can be observed without exerting a gravitational force on mass to induce motion- as well as showing gravity can be observed without spacetime curvature. This is done using the principles of special relativity in accordance with Einstein to satisfy the reader, using a gravitational equivalence model. Curved spacetime may appear to affect the apparent relative position and dimensions of a mass, as well as the relative time experienced by a mass, but it does not exert gravitational force (gravity) on mass. Thus, this paper explains why there appears to be more gravity in the universe than mass to account for it, because gravity is not the resultant of the curvature of spacetime on mass, thus the “dark matter” and “dark energy” we are looking for to explain this excess gravity doesn’t exist.

Design strategy of ultrasmall Gd2O3 nanoparticles for T1 MRI with high performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfeng Yang ◽  
Pengyuan Shan ◽  
Qingling Zhao ◽  
Shuquan Zhang ◽  
Lanlan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Relative Time ◽  
Time Parameters ◽  
Gd2o3 Nanoparticles

It is still a big challenge for designing Gd3+ based nanoparticles (NPs) for T1 MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) with high performance and clarifying the effects of relative time parameters for...

Polysomnographic features differentiating disorder of arousals from sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy

SLEEP ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Proserpio ◽  
Giuseppe Loddo ◽  
Frederic Zubler ◽  
Luigi Ferini-Strambi ◽  
Laura Licchetta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Analysis ◽  
Definite Diagnosis ◽  
Major Event ◽  
Relative Time ◽  
Discriminative Performance ◽  
Sleep Period ◽  
Distribution Index ◽  
Event Distribution ◽  
Disorders Of Arousal ◽  
Total P

Abstract Objective The differential diagnosis between sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) and disorders of arousal (DOA) may be challenging. We analyzed the stage and the relative time of occurrence of parasomnic and epileptic events to test their potential diagnostic accuracy as criteria to discriminate SHE from DOA. Methods Video-polysomnography recordings of 89 patients with a definite diagnosis of DOA (59) or SHE (30) were reviewed to define major or minor events and to analyze their stage and relative time of occurrence. The “event distribution index” was defined on the basis of the occurrence of events during the first versus the second part of sleep period time. A group analysis was performed between DOA and SHE patients to identify candidate predictors and to quantify their discriminative performance. Results The total number of motor events (i.e. major and minor) was significantly lower in DOA (3.2 ± 2.4) than in SHE patients (6.9 ± 8.3; p = 0.03). Episodes occurred mostly during N3 and N2 in DOA and SHE patients, respectively. The occurrence of at least one major event outside N3 was highly suggestive for SHE (p = 2*e-13; accuracy = 0.898, sensitivity = 0.793, specificity = 0.949). The occurrence of at least one minor event during N3 was highly suggestive for DOA (p = 4*e-5; accuracy = 0.73, sensitivity = 0.733, specificity = 0.723). The “event distribution index” was statistically higher in DOA for total (p = 0.012) and major events (p = 0.0026). Conclusion The stage and the relative time of occurrence of minor and major motor manifestations represent useful criteria to discriminate DOA from SHE episodes.

Relative Time Dependence of the Emission of Line and Background from the Vacuum Spark

1953 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 804_1
Author(s):  
J. C. Wahr ◽  
W. W. McCormick ◽  
R. A. Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Time Dependence ◽  
Relative Time ◽  
Vacuum Spark

scholarly journals Elements of episodic–like memory in animals

2001 ◽  
Vol 356 (1413) ◽  
pp. 1483-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Clayton ◽  
D. P. Griffiths ◽  
N. J. Emery ◽  
A. Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
Relative Time ◽  
Perishable Items ◽  
Food Caching

A number of psychologists have suggested that episodic memory is a uniquely human phenomenon and, until recently, there was little evidence that animals could recall a unique past experience and respond appropriately. Experiments on food–caching memory in scrub jays question this assumption. On the basis of a single caching episode, scrub jays can remember when and where they cached a variety of foods that differ in the rate at which they degrade, in a way that is inexplicable by relative familiarity. They can update their memory of the contents of a cache depending on whether or not they have emptied the cache site, and can also remember where another bird has hidden caches, suggesting that they encode rich representations of the caching event. They make temporal generalizations about when perishable items should degrade and also remember the relative time since caching when the same food is cached in distinct sites at different times. These results show that jays form integrated memories for the location, content and time of caching. This memory capability fulfils Tulving's behavioural criteria for episodic memory and is thus termed ‘episodic–like’. We suggest that several features of episodic memory may not be unique to humans.

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