Inactivation experiments in auditory cortex (AC) produce widely varying results that
complicate interpretations regarding the precise role of AC in auditory perception and …

Highlights•Comparison of vocal individuality between life-history stages allows for
identification of selection pressures and potential strategic use by senders.•Vocal …

The categorization of animal vocalizations into distinct behaviorally relevant groups for
communication is an essential operation that must be performed by the auditory system. This …

Many social animals can recognize other individuals by their vocalizations. This requires a
memory system capable of map** incoming acoustic signals to one of many known …

The ability to discriminate changes in the fine structure of complex sounds is well developed
in birds. However, the precise limit of this discrimination ability and how it is used in the …

Estradiol acts as a neuromodulator in brain regions important for cognition and sensory
processing. Estradiol also shapes brain sex differences but rarely have these concepts been …

There is a rich history of behavioral and neurobiological research focused on the 'syntax'of
birdsong as a model for human language and complex auditory perception. Zebra finches …

Oscines learn to produce a complex vocalization, the song, which they copy from a
conspecific as young birds. The song is an attractive and conspicuous acoustic signal with …

The songbird brain contains a network of structures that are specialized for imitative vocal
learning. Over the past few years, many new insights have emerged about the structure and …

The ability to recognize and be recognized underlies the social behavior of many animals.
Individual-level recognition holds special importance in intra-specific recognition, where it is …