> we still perceive the pitch as that missing harmonic
I think you mean missing fundamental here.
But aside from that, you make some very good points. The human brain has some amazing abilities to understand what physical phenomenon might have caused the frequencies it's picking up, even if it isn't getting all of them.
I think you mean missing fundamental here.
But aside from that, you make some very good points. The human brain has some amazing abilities to understand what physical phenomenon might have caused the frequencies it's picking up, even if it isn't getting all of them.