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Abstract In this paper a new theory of rhythmic grouping is proposed which is based on a multitime scale decomposition of the auditory nerve response. The theory has been inspired by the use of multiscale analysis in the theory of vision as proposed by Marr. It is shown how this multiscale mechanism can be interpreted as a form of echoic memory. A product of the theory is a representation of the rhythmic grouping a sequence of events referred to as a rhythmogram. As well as acting as a perceptual representation the rhythmogram is a powerful tool for the analysis of a range of rhythmic signals including music and speech.
Neil P. McAngus Todd (Tue,) studied this question.