Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely
disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human. Since the …

Language acquisition in humans and song learning in songbirds naturally happen as a
social learning experience, providing an excellent opportunity to reveal social motivation …

During speech processing, human listeners can separately analyze lexical and intonational
cues to arrive at a unified representation of communicative content. The evolution of this …

The physiological basis of human cerebral asymmetry for language remains mysterious. We
have used simultaneous physiological and anatomical measurements to investigate the …

Higher cognitive function depends on accurate detection and processing of subtle features
of sensory stimuli. Such precise computations require neural circuits to be modulated over …

Unlike nonhuman primates, songbirds learn to vocalize very much like human infants
acquire spoken language. In humans, Broca's area in the frontal lobe and Wernicke's area in …

Recent evidence shows that brain-derived steroids such as estrogens (“neuroestrogens”)
are controlled in a manner very similar to traditional neurotransmitters. The advent of in vivo …

Songbirds spend much of their time learning, producing, and listening to complex vocal
sequences we call songs. Songs are learned via cultural transmission, and singing, usually …

Recent advances in ultrasound Doppler imaging have facilitated the technique of functional
ultrasound (fUS) which enables visualization of brain-activity due to neurovascular coupling …

An NPR “Book of the Day” A “deeply scientific yet often poetic” study that will forever change
the way you think about everyday sounds—with fun illustrations that make complex …