Evaluating theories of bird song learning: Implications for future directions

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 188, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 851-866

  Margoliash, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Error driven and reinforcement learning; Instruction and selection; Sleep and replay; Template theory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRACT; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT; SLEEP; SOUND; SYNAPSE; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEEDBACK; LEARNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SLEEP; SOUND; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0037004141     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0351-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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