Vocal learning is a complex acquired social behavior that has been found only in very few
animals. The process of animal vocal learning requires the participation of sensorimotor …

Blepharospasm is traditionally thought to be a movement disorder that results from basal
ganglia dysfunction. Recently, accumulating morphometric studies have revealed structural …

Zipf's law of abbreviation predicts that in human languages, words that are used more
frequently will be shorter than words that are used less frequently. This has been attributed …

Sensory feedback is required for the stable execution of learned motor skills, and its loss can
severely disrupt motor performance. The neural mechanisms that mediate sensorimotor …

During breeding when testosterone concentrations are high, male songbirds that are open-
ended vocal learners like canaries (Serinus canaria) tend to produce a stable, stereotyped …

The acquisition of an acoustic template is a fundamental component of vocal imitation
learning, which is used to refine innate vocalizations and develop a species-specific song. In …

Complex behaviors depend on the coordinated activity of neural ensembles in
interconnected brain areas. The behavioral function of such coordination, often measured as …

Zebra finches are essential animal models for studying learned vocal signals. The robust
nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) plays an important role in regulating singing behavior. Our …

Neuronal tuning for spectral and temporal features has been studied extensively in the
auditory system. In the auditory cortex, diverse combinations of spectral and temporal tuning …

Le cervelet est important pour l'apprentissage sensorimoteur. Cette structure intervient dans
la correction en temps réel des erreurs du mouvement, la coordination et l'ajustement …