A role for descending auditory cortical projections in songbird vocal learning
Many learned motor behaviors are acquired by comparing ongoing behavior with an internal representation of correct performance, rather than using an explicit external reward. For example, juvenile songbirds learn to sing by comparing their song with the memory of a tutor song. At present, the brain...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-06-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/02152 |