Physicists have long dismissed pitch perception effects as anomalies

Evidence

When confronted with the strong dominance of the fundamental over higher partials in musical tones, Ohm also referred to auditory illusions or tricks that the mind was playing. He viewed this as some kind of an anomaly, rather than a necessity or at least a preference of the human mind. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2069