The complex and melodic nature of many birds' songs has raised interest in potential
parallels between avian vocal sequences and human speech. The similarities between …

Reptiles and birds are a fascinating group of animals that is most critical to understanding
the evolution of vertebrate brains. Birds are the only class of vertebrates that can rival …

Background Hybridisation and introgression play key roles in the evolutionary history of
animal species. They are commonly observed within several orders in wild birds. The …

" Introduction There are numerous neurobiological models of language, ranging from those
concerned with speech perception, white matter structure, and the function of dorsal and …

The representations of the articulators involved in human speech production are organized
somatotopically in primary motor cortex. The neural representation of the larynx, however …

Vocal turn-taking is a fundamental organizing principle of human conversation but the
neural circuit mechanisms that structure coordinated vocal interactions are unknown. The …

An in‐depth understanding of the genetics and evolution of brain function and behavior
requires a detailed mapping of gene expression in functional brain circuits across major …

Ecoacoustics explains how animal and human behavior are affected by environmental
sounds. Many studies show the marked role that sound has on people's psychological …

Human speech production requires the ability to couple motor actions with their auditory
consequences. Nonhuman primates might not have speech because they lack this ability …

How the evolution of complex behavioral traits is associated with the emergence of novel
brain pathways is largely unknown. Songbirds, like humans, learn vocalizations via tutor …