Chimpanzee pant‐hoots encode individual information more reliably than group differences
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23430
Abstract: Vocal learning, the ability to modify the acoustic structure of vocalizations based on social experience, is a fundamental feature of speech in humans (Homo sapiens). While vocal learning is common in taxa such as songbirds… read more here.
Keywords: pant hoots; vocal learning; variation; chimpanzee pant ... See more keywords
Cooperative care and the evolution of the prelinguistic vocal learning.
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DOI: 10.1002/dev.22108
Abstract: The development of the earliest vocalizations of human infants is influenced by social feedback from caregivers. As these vocalizations change, they increasingly elicit such feedback. This pattern of development is in stark contrast to that… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; care evolution; vocal learning; learning cooperative ... See more keywords
Ontogeny of vocal learning in a hummingbird
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.07.010
Abstract: Hummingbirds have evolved to learn song from conspecifics independently of other bird clades that show this behaviour, such as parrots and oscine passerines. Little is known about how vocal learning occurs in hummingbirds. To determine… read more here.
Keywords: song; learning hummingbird; vocal learning; days posthatch ... See more keywords
Vocal Learning via Social Reinforcement by Infant Marmoset Monkeys
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.004
Abstract: For over half a century now, primate vocalizations have been thought to undergo little or no experience-dependent acoustic changes during development [1]. If any changes are apparent, then they are routinely (and quite reasonably) attributed… read more here.
Keywords: infant marmoset; marmoset monkeys; vocal learning; development ... See more keywords
Vocal learning and flexible rhythm pattern perception are linked: Evidence from songbirds
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026130118
Abstract: Significance We can recognize the cadence of a friend’s voice or the rhythm of a familiar song across a wide range of tempi. This shows that our perception of temporal patterns relies strongly on the… read more here.
Keywords: rhythmic pattern; absolute durations; perception; vocal learning ... See more keywords
Spontaneous rhythm discrimination in a mammalian vocal learner
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0316
Abstract: Rhythm and vocal production learning are building blocks of human music and speech. Vocal learning has been hypothesized as a prerequisite for rhythmic capacities. Yet, no mammalian vocal learner but humans have shown the capacity… read more here.
Keywords: discrimination mammalian; vocal learner; mammalian vocal; vocal learning ... See more keywords
Early life manipulations of vasopressin-family peptides alter vocal learning
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1114
Abstract: Vocal learning from social partners is crucial for the successful development of communication in a wide range of species. Social interactions organize attention and enhance motivation to learn species-typical behaviour. However, the neurobiological mechanisms connecting… read more here.
Keywords: vocal learning; social motivation; development; vasopressin family ... See more keywords
Vocal Imitation in Sensorimotor Learning Models: A Comparative Review
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DOI: 10.1109/tcds.2020.3041179
Abstract: Sensorimotor learning represents a challenging problem for natural and artificial systems. Several computational models have been proposed to explain the neural and cognitive mechanisms at play in the brain. In general, these models can be… read more here.
Keywords: review; vocal learning; imitation sensorimotor; sensorimotor learning ... See more keywords
Babbling in a vocal learning bat resembles human infant babbling
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abf9279
Abstract: Babbling bats A notable aspect of language development in humans is the babbling stage. During this time, toddlers make a range of specific sounds as they practice and imitate adult speech. Humans are not the… read more here.
Keywords: bat; human infants; babbling human; bat pups ... See more keywords
Sensory Coding and Sensitivity to Local Estrogens Shift during Critical Period Milestones in the Auditory Cortex of Male Songbirds
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DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0317-17.2017
Abstract: Visual Abstract Abstract Vocal learning occurs during an experience-dependent, age-limited critical period early in development. In songbirds, vocal learning begins when presinging birds acquire an auditory memory of their tutor’s song (sensory phase) followed by… read more here.
Keywords: critical period; age; period; vocal learning ... See more keywords
Analogies of human speech and bird song: From vocal learning behavior to its neural basis
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1100969
Abstract: 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 function. By accepting external auditory input and… read more here.
Keywords: analogies human; learning behavior; vocal learning; learning ... See more keywords