Social processes profoundly influence speech and language acquisition. Despite the
importance of social influences, little is known about how social interactions modulate vocal …

In the last decade, the source and the functional meaning of motor variability have attracted
considerable attention in behavioral and brain sciences. This construct classically combined …

Sensorimotor integration is the process through which the nervous system creates a link
between motor commands and associated sensory feedback. This process allows for the …

Adaptive movements are critical for animal survival. To guide future actions, the brain
monitors various outcomes, including achievement of movement and appetitive goals. The …

Sparse coding can improve discrimination of sensory stimuli by reducing overlap between
their representations. Two factors, however, can offset sparse coding's benefits: similar …

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

Humans exhibit considerable motor variability even across trivial reaching movements. This
variability can be separated into specific kinematic components such as extent and direction …

Adult female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), which do not produce learned songs, have
long been thought to possess only vestiges of the forebrain network that supports learned …

Songbirds and humans share the ability to adaptively modify their vocalizations based on
sensory feedback. Prior studies have focused primarily on the role that auditory feedback …

Deterioration in the quality of a person's voice and speech is an early marker of Parkinson's
disease (PD). In humans, the neural circuit that supports vocal motor control consists of a …