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Neural correlates of learned song in the avian forebrain: simultaneous representation of self and others.

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Prather, JF; Mooney, R
Published in: Curr Opin Neurobiol
August 2004

Songbirds are extraordinary vocalists and sensitive listeners, singing to communicate identity, engage other birds in acoustical combat, and attract mates. These processes involve auditory plasticity in that birds rapidly learn to discriminate novel from familiar songs. Songbirds also are one of the few non-human animals that use auditory feedback to learn their vocalizations, thus auditory -- vocal interactions are likely to be important to vocal learning. Recent advances strengthen the connection between song recognition and processing of birdsong in the auditory telencephalon. New insights also have emerged into the mechanisms underlying the 'gating' of auditory responses and the emergence of highly selective responses, two processes that could facilitate auditory feedback important to song learning.

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Curr Opin Neurobiol

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0959-4388

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

496 / 502

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vocalization, Animal
  • Songbirds
  • Prosencephalon
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Neural Pathways
  • Neural Inhibition
  • Male
  • Learning
  • Female
  • Behavior, Animal
 

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Prather, J. F., & Mooney, R. (2004). Neural correlates of learned song in the avian forebrain: simultaneous representation of self and others. Curr Opin Neurobiol, 14(4), 496–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2004.06.004
Prather, Jonathan F., and Richard Mooney. “Neural correlates of learned song in the avian forebrain: simultaneous representation of self and others.Curr Opin Neurobiol 14, no. 4 (August 2004): 496–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2004.06.004.
Prather, Jonathan F., and Richard Mooney. “Neural correlates of learned song in the avian forebrain: simultaneous representation of self and others.Curr Opin Neurobiol, vol. 14, no. 4, Aug. 2004, pp. 496–502. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.conb.2004.06.004.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Opin Neurobiol

DOI

ISSN

0959-4388

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

496 / 502

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vocalization, Animal
  • Songbirds
  • Prosencephalon
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Neural Pathways
  • Neural Inhibition
  • Male
  • Learning
  • Female
  • Behavior, Animal