Variations on a theme: Songbirds, variability, and sensorimotor error correction

Neuroscience

Volumn 296, Issue , 2015, Pages 48-54

  Kuebrich, B D ^a   Sober, S J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Sensorimotor learning; Sensory feedback; Songbird; Variability; Vocal control

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN; FINCH; HEARING; LEARNING; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY FEEDBACK; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FINCHES; LEARNING; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84939958569     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.09.068     Document Type: Review

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