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Vocal Learning
Vocal learning: is the ability to produce vocalizations and modify acoustic and syntactic sounds. Vocal learning involves acquiring new sounds via imitation. ,Vocalizations are sounds that are generated by the vocal organ as opposed to by the lips, teeth, and tongue, which require substantially less motor control.
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JUN 10, 2023Neuroscience
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Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 13, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory have found early evidence that subtle changes in peoples' voices may indicat ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2020Plants & Animals
Bats have garnered oodles of attention in previous weeks as they’ve been identified as potential carriers of the i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Birds of all kinds are renowned for their calls, songs, and relentless chirps. Some birds use their calls to communicate ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2020Neuroscience
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As of 2018, around one in five 8-year-olds were impacted by autism spectrum disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2019Neuroscience
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Humans use speech as a form of communication with one another, and many animals exhibit unique vocalizations with the sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2018Plants & Animals
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Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Higher exposure to speech from caregivers facilitates infant brain development and improves long-term language progress.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 28, 2023
Neuroscience
Scientists are still learning about how we gain the ability to read and write. One team of researchers has turned to an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeys
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUN 10, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
The government is now starting to fund cannabis's role in cancer treatments. Here's how it's developing.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
AUG 23, 2021
Plants & Animals
Saccopteryx bilineata is known as a communicative member of the sac-winged bat family. These animals use elaborate vocal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers create neural interface to decode thought into text
NOV 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 13, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory have found early evidence that subtle changes in peoples' voices may indicat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
Bats have garnered oodles of attention in previous weeks as they’ve been identified as potential carriers of the i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Birds of all kinds are renowned for their calls, songs, and relentless chirps. Some birds use their calls to communicate
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Speaking “parentese” with your baby, also known as “baby talk”, has been shown to enhance childr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
A new study published in Science shows how a neural circuit in Zebra finches, involved in forming the learning of a cour
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 17, 2019
Neuroscience
Play is not just for humans - many animals including dolphins, cats, dogs, otters, and ravens engage in playful behavior
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 31, 2019
Microbiology
As of 2018, around one in five 8-year-olds were impacted by autism spectrum disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
Stroke and other neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JAN 07, 2019
Technology
Scientists have long known that rats and mice are social animals, always chatting up something new. Curious about unders
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Several mammals in the animal kingdom use olfaction as a means of identifying one individual from another. Canines are p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
People often share food with their friends, not only because it’s fun, but also because we evolved from a time in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2018
Plants & Animals
There are two kinds of chimpanzees in this world: 1) those that act aggressive toward others to assert their dominance o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
Humans use speech as a form of communication with one another, and many animals exhibit unique vocalizations with the sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
There aren’t many animals on the planet capable of mimicking human speech, but new research published in the journ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Most people have experienced it. A person yawns and then a few minutes later, another person nearby yawns. Is it always
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim