Learning is widespread in nature, occurring in most animal taxa and in several different
ecological contexts and, thus, might play a key role in evolutionary processes. Here, we …

Birdsong provides neuroscientists with a uniquely powerful model for studying imitative
vocal learning in a system where the brain structures responsible for song learning and …

Dancing, which is integrally related to music, likely has its origins close to the birth of Homo
sapiens, and throughout our history, dancing has been universally practiced in all societies …

Trial-by-trial variability is important in feedback-based motor learning. Variation in motor
output enables evaluation mechanisms to differentially reinforce patterns of motor activity …

Courtship displays often involve the concerted production of several distinct courtship
behaviors. The neural circuits that enable the concerted production of the component …

Culturally transmitted communication signals–such as human language or bird song–can
change over time through cultural drift, and the resulting dialects may consequently enhance …

Zebra finches are an important model for vocal learning and avian mate choice. The two are
contingent on each other: males' learned songs are addressed at females with learned …

Vocal learning in songbirds is thought to have evolved through sexual selection, with female
preference driving males to develop large and varied song repertoires,–. However, many …

Many mating signals consist of multimodal components that need decoding by several
sensory modalities on the receiver's side. For methodological and conceptual reasons, the …

Recently developed methods in computational neuroethology have enabled increasingly
detailed and comprehensive quantification of animal movements and behavioral kinematics …