Representation of Early Sensory Experience in the Adult Auditory Midbrain: Implications for Vocal Learning

Vocal learning in songbirds and humans occurs by imitation of adult vocalizations. In both groups, vocal learning includes a perceptual phase during which juveniles birds and infants memorize adult vocalizations. Despite intensive research, the neural mechanisms supporting this auditory memory are s...

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Main Authors: van der Kant, Anne, Derégnaucourt, Sébastien, Gahr, Manfred, Van der Linden, Annemie, Poirier, Colline
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3634856/