perceptual

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In the 19th century, mathematician Bernhard Riemann proposed that perceptual spaces could be curved rather than flat.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

"They're not perceptual, we cannot listen to them, but they're easy to spot if you do a few mathematical operations."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“One thing that happens in infancy is this process of perceptual narrowing, where babies in some ways have broader perceptual abilities than adults.”

From Salon • May 7, 2025

The point of all this frustration was to make us more mindful of our perceptual shackles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Musical timbre is one of the most critical of all components of music, yet remains one of the most mysterious of all human perceptual attributes.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin