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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024

A predisposed motor bias shapes individuality in vocal learning.

Noriyuki Toji, Azusa Sawai, Hongdi Wang, Yu Ji, Rintaro Sugioka, Yasuhiro Go, Kazuhiro Wada

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. GluN2B mRNA expression and molecular sequence in the brain of pigeons (Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025
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  3. The Temporal Organization of Learned Vocal Behavior Is Predicted by Species Rather Than Experience.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  5. Complex dynamics of social learning in groups of wild Arabian babblers.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Noriyuki Toji *Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
Azusa Sawai *Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
Hongdi Wang *Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4782-0423
Yu JiDivision of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4451-6984
Rintaro SugiokaDivision of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
Yasuhiro GoCognitive Genomics Research Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4581-0325
Kazuhiro WadaBiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8137-9144
Hokkaido University · JPNational Institutes of Natural Sciences · JP

Funding

MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 4903-JP17H06380MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP16H06279 (PAGS)MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP16H06524MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP16H06531MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP19H04888MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21H02456MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21H05238MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21H05245MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21K18265MEXT | NINS | Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences (ExCELLS) No. 21-406 22EXC313Takeda Science Foundation (TSF) 2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of individuality during learned behavior is a common trait observed across animal species; however, the underlying biological mechanisms remain understood. Similar to human speech, songbirds develop individually unique songs with species-specific traits through vocal learning. In this study, we investigate the developmental and molecular mechanisms underlying individuality in vocal learning by utilizing F

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IndividualitySongbirdsAcousticsAnimalsBiasGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansSpeechdevelopmental plasticityhybridindividual differencelearning biaszebra finch

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PMID38198530
PMCPMC10801888
OpenAlexW4390691832

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