Natural language is often seen as the single factor that explains the cognitive singularity of
the human species. Instead, we propose that humans possess multiple internal languages …

Motor learning encompasses a wide range of phenomena, ranging from relatively low-level
mechanisms for maintaining calibration of our movements, to making high-level cognitive …

Understanding the evolution of language requires evidence regarding origins and
processes that led to change. In the last 40 years, there has been an explosion of research …

Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other …

Infants are known to engage in conversation-like exchanges from the end of the second
month after birth. These 'protoconversations' involve both turn-taking and overlap** …

In this review, we discuss the emerging field of computational behavioral analysis—the use
of modern methods from computer science and engineering to quantitatively measure …

For over half a century now, primate vocalizations have been thought to undergo little or no
experience-dependent acoustic changes during development [1]. If any changes are …

Acoustic signals serve communication within and across species throughout the animal
kingdom. Studying the genetics, evolution, and neurobiology of acoustic communication …

Neural sequences are a fundamental feature of brain dynamics underlying diverse
behaviours, but the mechanisms by which they develop during learning remain unknown …

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 …