[HTML][HTML] Insights into the neural and genetic basis of vocal communication
G Konopka, TF Roberts - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
The use of vocalizations to communicate information and elaborate social bonds is an
adaptation seen in many vertebrate species. Human speech is an extreme version of this …
adaptation seen in many vertebrate species. Human speech is an extreme version of this …
Birdsong learning, avian cognition and the evolution of language
The most language-like aspect of the song of songbirds is its development: as with human
speech, birdsong develops through vocal production learning, in which individuals modify …
speech, birdsong develops through vocal production learning, in which individuals modify …
Babbling opens the sensory phase for imitative vocal learning
A Leitão, M Gahr - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Zebra finches, a species of songbirds, learn to sing by creating an auditory template through
the memorization of model songs (sensory learning phase) and subsequently translating …
the memorization of model songs (sensory learning phase) and subsequently translating …
Birdsong memory and the brain: in search of the template
JJ Bolhuis, S Moorman - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
In his pioneering research on the neural mechanisms of filial imprinting, Gabriel Horn has
gone a long way to fulfilling Karl Lashley's dream of finding the 'engram'or memory trace in …
gone a long way to fulfilling Karl Lashley's dream of finding the 'engram'or memory trace in …
Inception of memories that guide vocal learning in the songbird
W Zhao, F Garcia-Oscos, D Dinh, TF Roberts - Science, 2019 - science.org
Animals learn many complex behaviors by emulating the behavior of more experienced
individuals. This essential, yet still poorly understood, form of learning relies on the ability to …
individuals. This essential, yet still poorly understood, form of learning relies on the ability to …
The brains of reptiles and birds
O Güntürkün, M Stacho, F Ströckens - Evolutionary neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
the evolution of vertebrate brains. Birds are the only class of vertebrates that can rival …
Birds and babies: Ontogeny of vocal learning
PK Kuhl - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
In birds and human babies, the ontogeny of vocal learning shows striking parallels: Both are
predisposed toward their species-specific signals at birth, require exposure to speciestypical …
predisposed toward their species-specific signals at birth, require exposure to speciestypical …
Neural circuits underlying vocal learning in songbirds
JT Sakata, Y Yazaki-Sugiyama - The neuroethology of birdsong, 2020 - Springer
Songbirds have become the most prominent animal model to reveal the neural mechanisms
underlying vocal learning. Similar to other forms of sensorimotor learning, vocal learning in …
underlying vocal learning. Similar to other forms of sensorimotor learning, vocal learning in …
Memory circuits for vocal imitation
MZ Ikeda, M Trusel, TF Roberts - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Memories formed during social experience are used to guide vocal
imitation.•Vocal motor circuits help encode memories used to guide vocal imitation.•Artificial …
imitation.•Vocal motor circuits help encode memories used to guide vocal imitation.•Artificial …
[HTML][HTML] A hypothesis on the biological origins and social evolution of music and dance
T Wang - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The origins of music and musical emotions is still an enigma, here I propose a
comprehensive hypothesis on the origins and evolution of music, dance, and speech from a …
comprehensive hypothesis on the origins and evolution of music, dance, and speech from a …