Finding, visualizing, and quantifying latent structure across diverse animal vocal repertoires
Animals produce vocalizations that range in complexity from a single repeated call to
hundreds of unique vocal elements patterned in sequences unfolding over hours …
hundreds of unique vocal elements patterned in sequences unfolding over hours …
Vocal athletics–from birdsong production mechanisms to sexy songs
F Goller - Animal Behaviour, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Understanding sound production mechanisms can enhance investigation of
performance.•Performance ranges of temporal and spectral features vary with production …
performance.•Performance ranges of temporal and spectral features vary with production …
The developmental dynamics of marmoset monkey vocal production
DY Takahashi, AR Fenley, Y Teramoto, DZ Narayanan… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Human vocal development occurs through two parallel interactive processes that transform
infant cries into more mature vocalizations, such as cooing sounds and babbling. First …
infant cries into more mature vocalizations, such as cooing sounds and babbling. First …
Elemental gesture dynamics are encoded by song premotor cortical neurons
Quantitative biomechanical models can identify control parameters that are used during
movements, and movement parameters that are encoded by premotor neurons. We fit a …
movements, and movement parameters that are encoded by premotor neurons. We fit a …
Perception and self-organized instability
This paper considers state-dependent dynamics that mediate perception in the brain. In
particular, it considers the formal basis of self-organized instabilities that enable perceptual …
particular, it considers the formal basis of self-organized instabilities that enable perceptual …
Population-level representation of a temporal sequence underlying song production in the zebra finch
The zebra finch brain features a set of clearly defined and hierarchically arranged motor
nuclei that are selectively responsible for producing singing behavior. One of these regions …
nuclei that are selectively responsible for producing singing behavior. One of these regions …
The singer and the song: the neuromechanics of avian sound production
CPH Elemans - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The source-filter theory for human voice production is applicable to songbirds.•
Biomechanical effects of muscles remain only partially understood.•Multiple mechanisms of …
Biomechanical effects of muscles remain only partially understood.•Multiple mechanisms of …
Rhythmic continuous-time coding in the songbird analog of vocal motor cortex
Songbirds learn and produce complex sequences of vocal gestures. Adult birdsong requires
premotor nucleus HVC, in which projection neurons (PNs) burst sparsely at stereotyped …
premotor nucleus HVC, in which projection neurons (PNs) burst sparsely at stereotyped …
Bayesian filtering with multiple internal models: toward a theory of social intelligence
To exhibit social intelligence, animals have to recognize whom they are communicating with.
One way to make this inference is to select among internal generative models of each …
One way to make this inference is to select among internal generative models of each …
Rhythmic syllable-related activity in a songbird motor thalamic nucleus necessary for learned vocalizations
Birdsong is a complex behavior that exhibits hierarchical organization. While the
representation of singing behavior and its hierarchical organization has been studied in …
representation of singing behavior and its hierarchical organization has been studied in …