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We all know how the sound waves are detected, through minuscule hairs. Each of these hairs is connected to an individual nerve termination so, when vibrated, the brain receives an electrical pulse from that individual hair. Each hair is set at a certain distance and length, so each individual hair reacts differently to the next.

The brain then cleverly processes all these electrical pulse combinations to find the corresponding pitches and frequencies and allows you to hear the resulting sound.

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