# Where is a pitch heard?

**Where is a pitch heard when it is not in the sound?**

The missing fundamental shows that the brain can supply a note that the air does not carry. How it does that is still studied.

Connects to:
- [The missing fundamental](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_missing)
- [The cochlea](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_cochlea)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_mu_pitch · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_mu_pitch