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Against a background of auditory noise, why is it much easier to pick out a drumbeat than to pick out isolated or stochastic sounds? Are we specifically sensitive to frequencies of signals, rather than just signals themselves?
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This has been something I have been wondering about for a while. The same observation applies to a blinking light against a colorful or noisy backdrop. Is there some scientific basis to this?
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