ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
Neuroanatomy of the grey seal brain: bringing pinnipeds into the neurobiological study of vocal learning.
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- Vocal usage learning and vocal comprehension learning in harbor seals.BMC neuroscience · 2024Article
- Vocal plasticity in harbour seal pups.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Vocal learning in animals and humans.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Linking the genomic signatures of human beat synchronization and learned song in birds.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Comparative animal studies of complex behavioural traits, and their neurobiological underpinnings, can increase our understanding of their evolution, including in humans. Vocal learning, a potential precursor to human speech, is one such trait. Mammalian vocal learning is under-studied: most research has either focused on vocal learning in songbirds or its absence in non-human primates. Here, we focus on a highly promising model species for the neurobiology of vocal learning: grey seals (
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