From central pattern generator to sensory template in the evolution of birdsong

Brain and Language

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-20

  Konishi, Masakazu ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory feedback; Central pattern generator; Sensory template; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREBRAIN; LEARNING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SENSORY SYSTEM; SONGBIRD; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; HUMANS; NERVE NET; SONGBIRDS; SPEECH; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 77957893054     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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