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Perceptual grouping
I love it when an author provides links to their papers. I think it is an excellent principle that allows quick and easy access to new works. I know it is not always possible, what with copyright restrictions, but luckily a number of the leading authors/labs in the music psychology world currently adopt this principle. Searches today of one of these sites, one by Dr Ani Patel, lead me to a new paper on auditory perceptual grouping. I got interested in auditory grouping during my PhD, when I was comparing the processing of language and music. The principles governing abstract perceptual grouping show common application in language and music, and…
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Earworm video goes live
Today 6Music published the video they have made to promote our partnership in the earworm project. The video is basically a little two part sketch with the breakfast show presenter Shaun Keaveny who is looking for someone to help him with his distressing earworms. The 5 minute video appears on the 6Music breakfast radio show website http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/shaun-keaveny/form/earworms/ and also on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SkxXzitCuU All the people involved in making this video have done an absolutely brilliant job, and I thank them all for their time and hard work :-). I hope the video reaches as many people as possible so if you are visiting then please pass it on! The more people who…



