How learning affects vocalizations is a key question in the study of animal communication
and human language. Parallel efforts in birds and humans have taught us much about how …

Vocal production is hierarchical in the time domain. These hierarchies build upon
biomechanical and neural dynamics across various timescales. We review studies in …

Wireless, battery-free, and fully subdermally implantable optogenetic tools are poised to
transform neurobiological research in freely moving animals. Current-generation wireless …

While motor cortical circuits contain information related to specific movement parameters,
long-range inputs also have a critical role in action execution,. Thalamic projections can …

Regulating the activity of specific neurons is essentially important in neurocircuit dissection
and neuropathy therapy. As a recently developed strategy, nanomaterial‐enabled …

Unlike many species, song learning birds and humans have independently evolved the
ability to communicate via learned vocalizations. Both birdsong and spoken language are …

The misinformation effect occurs when people's memory of an event is altered by
subsequent inaccurate information. No study has systematically tested theories about the …

Neural circuits often exhibit sequences of activity, but the contribution of local networks to
their generation remains unclear. In the zebra finch, song-related premotor sequences …

The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is a socially monogamous and colonial opportunistic
breeder with pronounced sexual differences in singing and plumage coloration. Its natural …

Highlights•Genetic identification of brainstem neurons that gate mouse USVs.•Attractor
networks may convert auditory stimuli into vocal action.•The motor cortex plays a role in …