The hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism assumes a correspondence between mental representations of perceived phenomena and brain-states or cortical representations. This hypothesis is tested by means of a computer simulation of perceptual learning of context-dependent pitch. The method is based on an ecological modelling technique which is related to the Gestalt notion of molar behavior. A large scale computer simulation has been set up in which a physiological model is confronted with the strains and stresses of a realistic musical environment, in particular a sound recording of J.S.Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Klavier. The simulation suggests that the hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism is a valid one. It predicts a particular schema or functional organization of neurons specialized in context-dependent pitch processing at the cortical level.
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Leman, M., & Carreras, F. (1997). Schema and gestalt: Testing the hypothesis of psychoneural isomorphism by computer simulation. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 1317, pp. 144–168). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0034112
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