Offline learning and the role of autogenous speech: New suggestions from birdsong research

Speech Communication

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 165-178

  Margoliash, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogenous speech; Birdsong; Evolution of speech; Sleep and learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

OFFLINE LEARNING;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 0037680372     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6393(02)00101-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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