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I am presently working my way through 'Auditory Neuroscience', first mentioned at reference 3 about a month ago. I thought I would take a moment to say what a good book I am finding it: a splendid introduction to the world of hearing, all the way from the outer ear to the top of the brain. One that does not put too much strain - at least not yet - on my fading mathematics.

They are generous enough to make chapter one available online and there is also an accompanying website (reference 2) which includes, inter alia, all kinds of sound clips to illustrate the text. A model of what can be done with modern technology. A credit to both the authors and the MIT Press.

It also includes, by way of example, a good explanation of the phenomenon of the missing fundamental which I noticed at reference 4, my interest having been sparked by the blessing of the refurbished bells at Southwark Cathedral, a bit more than a year ago now. A phenomenon which I now know is exploited by the cheap loudspeakers in computers not having to bother with the really low notes as the overtones do pretty much just as well.

I have not investigated who the authors are and what their credentials are, beyond running Schnupp down in Hong Kong. See reference 5. I think I came across the book more or less by chance, poking around in Amazon - then tried the free chapter, then bought the book.

Reference 1: Auditory Neuroscience: Making Sense of Sound - Jan Schnupp, Israel Nelken and Andrew King - 2012.

Reference 2: http://www.auditoryneuroscience.com/.

Reference 3: http://psmv3.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/descriptors.html.

Reference 4: http://psmv3.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/virtual-pitch.html.

Reference 5: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/bms/profile/janschnupp.htm.