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Auditory Responses in Avian Vocal Motor Neurons: A Motor Theory for Song Perception in Birds
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The hypoglossal motor neurons that innervate the vocal organ (syrinx) of the male zebra finch show a selective, long-latency (50-millisecond) response to sound. This response is eliminated by lesions to forebrain song-control nuclei. Different song syllables elicit a response from different syringeal motor neurons. Conspecific vocalizations may therefore be perceived as members of a set of vocal gestures and thus distinct from other environmental sounds. This hypothesis is an avian parallel to the motor theory of speech perception in humans.
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- Authors
- Williams, H., & Nottebohm, F.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1985-07-19
- Volume
- 229
- Issue
- 4710
- Pages
- 279-282
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W2061885228
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- 233
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 6.05
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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