Mice communicate through audible vocalizations, which are within the human hearing
range, and ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs), which are above the upper limit of human …

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A rich history of comparative research in the auditory field has afforded a synthetic view of
sound information processing by ears and brains. Some organisms have proven to be …

What information is encoded in the cries of human babies? While it is widely recognized that
cries can encode distress levels, whether cries reliably encode the cause of crying remains …

In human infants babbling is an important developmental stage of vocal plasticity to acquire
maternal language. To investigate parallels in the vocal development of human infants and …

Vocal learning, the ability to produce modified vocalizations via learning from acoustic
signals, is a key trait in the evolution of speech. While extensively studied in songbirds …

Human nonverbal vocalizations such as screams and cries often reflect their evolved
functions. Although the universality of these putatively primordial vocal signals and their …

Vocal production learning (VPL) involves the use of auditory experience to guide the
production of novel signals or to modify pre-existing signals. It allows animals to develop …

Differences in gene expression within tissues can lead to differences in tissue function.
Understanding the transcriptome of a species helps elucidate the molecular mechanisms …

Some species have evolved the ability to use the sense of hearing to modify existing
vocalizations, or even create new ones. This ability corresponds to various forms of vocal …