Manipulation of a central auditory representation shapes learned vocal output.
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SUBMITTER: Lei H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2822725 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
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Manipulation of a central auditory representation shapes learned vocal output.
Lei Huimeng H Mooney Richard R
Neuron 20100101 1
Learned vocalizations depend on the ear's ability to monitor and ultimately instruct the voice. Where is auditory feedback processed in the brain, and how does it modify motor networks for learned vocalizations? Here we addressed these questions using singing-triggered microstimulation and chronic recording methods in the singing zebra finch, a small songbird that relies on auditory feedback to learn and maintain its species-typical vocalizations. Manipulating the singing-related activity of fee ...[more]
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