= Dichotic pitch
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Dichotic pitch is a phenomenon related to auditory perception where a listener perceives a pitch that is not actually present in a sound source. This often occurs in the context of binaural hearing, where two different sounds are presented to each ear simultaneously. When these sounds have certain frequency characteristics or are structured in a specific way, the brain can interpret them in such a way that it creates the perception of an additional pitch, known as a "dichotic pitch.
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