Perception of sound: Perception of sound by the brain

Without getting too philosophical, we can simply say that perception of sound is a subjective affair- as is the perception of reality afterall. A sound in itself is what it is, but our perception of it varies, because it depends upon innumerable variables. Some of these variables are: our position in relation to the sound, the conditions of our hearing apparatus and especially the interpretation our brain gives of a sound. Hearing, just like sight interprets light, is capable of perceiving only a part of the acoustic waves that surround us and therefore gives us a partial audio perspective. Moreover the waves that are perceived get elaborated by the brain that interprets the sounds it has to elaborate. Shortly we will describe the behaviour of sound from the stance of its perception and we'll demonstrate how in certain conditions the brain's interpretative faculties come into action and indeed interpret reality rather than accurately experiencing it. A very eloquent example apropos is described in the following section and is called beatings [Beatings ] .