Vocalizations

…a universal solution for categorizing vocalizations is difficult due to audio variability as well as inter-species diversity. Our work aims to provide a more generalizable approach by developing a pipeline to segment field recordings from nightingales, which have a complex vocal repertoire of over 200 songs with 1000 different syllables. To identify bounda

…Corvids learn their vocalizations form their parents and other tutors and do not lose the ability to learn or mimic sounds over their lives. Beside that very little is known about the vocal cognition and behavior of these birds.I will show initial evidence that corvid and human vocalizations share

…with a behavioural relevance, such as vocalizations, evoke neural activity patterns that differ between FXS KO and WT mice. We used playback of low-

…marmosets were exposed to four common vocalizations (phee, chatter, trill, and twitter), and their brain responses were recorded using ev

The prevalence of memory deficits among epilepsy patients is approximately 50%, reported as a major factor affecting the quality of life. In particular, individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy are increasingly identified with a deficit termed Accelerated Long-Term Forgetting. Monitoring and treatment of these deficits require efficient automated tools for repeated probing of memory functions with or without concurrent recording of the brain activities. We used a classic verbal memory free recall paradigm, in which subjects recall out-loud words after a distractor, assessing performance by tran

Perception of vocalizations is critical for many species. In mammals, the central auditory pathway is highly interconnected, with corticofugal feedback projections from auditory cortex (AC) to the auditory midbrain that rival the density of feed-forward auditory input. These projections support sound localization, feature coding, and noise invariance. Because vocalizations are acoustically complex and carry social significance, we hypothesize that feedback projections from AC enable behavioral responses. Infant vocalizations that elicit parental care are highly conserved in mammals. In mice, e

…humans, employ a rich repertoire of vocalizations, facial expressions, and gestures. Great ape gestural repertoires are particularly elaborate, with ape species employing over 80 different gesture types intentionally: that is towards a recipient with a specific goal in mind. Intentional usage allows us to ask not only what information is encod

…Vocalizations co-opt respiratory machinery for communication. While the generation of vocal motor commands is generally

…How does the nervous system coordinate vocalizations between two individuals? Female and male plain-tailed wrens sing a duet in which they alternate syllable production so rapidly and precisely it sounds as if a single bird is singing. I will talk about experiments that examine the interaction between sensory cues and motor activity, using behavioral manipulations and neurophysiological recordings from pairs of awake, duetting wrens. I will show evidence that auditory cues link the brains of the wr

…of meaning in nonhuman primate vocalizations. While nonhuman primate calls may be highly context specific, thus giving rise to the notion of ‘referentiality’, comparisons across closely related spe