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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"vocal motor control"”.
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Transcriptomic Signatures of Projection Class Neurons for Vocal Control
<p>Vocal learning is the ability to modify acoustic structure and syntax of vocalizations. This rare trait is thought to have independently evolved three times in birds and five times in mammals. Vocal learning species exhibit an underlying convergence in brain circuitry, including a direct, …
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Cloning and Characterization of the Vasopressin-Oxytocin Neuropeptide Signaling System in the Vocal Control System of the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
… of complex behavioral patterns involves sensory-motor functions. How social interactions modulate sensory-motor mechanisms that promote complex behavior acquisition and maintenance can be well study in vocal learning birds. Here, in addition to reviewing the pertinent literature, I clone VTR1A, …
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Vocal Handedness: The Emergence of Lateralization at Fledging
… produce the majority of their song under the control of the left hemisphere/left syringeal half. Unilateral section of the left treacheosyringeal nerve results in near complete loss of song while right denervation affects only a subset of call elements. This strong asymmetry for the production …