The evolution of vocal learning systems in birds and humans

Evolution of Nervous Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 213-227

  Jarvis, E D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory pathway; Brocas area; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Language; Motor pathway; Nucleus ambiguous; Singing; Song; Song nuclei; Speech; Vocal learning; Vocal nuclei; Vocal pathway; Warble; Wernickes area

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249151114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-370878-8/00136-1     Document Type: Chapter

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