Topic: semantic calls

Birds use a rich repertoire of vocalizations for communication. They use songs to attract mates, alarm calls to alert other birds of danger, and distance calls to contact partners when they aren’t in sight. Despite the crucial importance of vocal communication to birds, little is known about how sounds are processed in the avian brain. Previous research on semantic encoding in the avian auditory cortex has focused on the activity of individual neurons. Recent advancements in computational neuroscience point towards a population doctrine, wherein information is encoded not in the activity of in