RoboFinch: A versatile audio‐visual synchronised robotic bird model for laboratory and field research on songbirds

Autor: Ralph Simon, Judith Varkevisser, Ezequiel Mendoza, Klaus Hochradel, Rogier Elsinga, Peter G. Wiersma, Esmee Middelburg, Eva Zoeter, Constance Scharff, Katharina Riebel, Wouter Halfwerk

Publikováno v: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 1092-1103 (2023)

Abstract Singing in birds is accompanied by beak, head and throat movements. The role of these visual cues has long been hypothesised to be an important facilitator in vocal communication, including social interactions and song acquisition, but has s

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Toward Testing for Multimodal Perception of Mating Signals

Autor: Wouter Halfwerk, Judith Varkevisser, Ralph Simon, Ezequiel Mendoza, Constance Scharff, Katharina Riebel

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 7 (2019)

Many mating signals consist of multimodal components that need decoding by several sensory modalities on the receiver's side. For methodological and conceptual reasons, the communicative functions of these signals are often investigated only one at a

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Adding colour-realistic video images to audio playbacks increases stimulus engagement but does not enhance vocal learning in zebra finches

Autor: Ezequiel Mendoza, Rozanda Jin, Judith Varkevisser, Idse van Hijlkema, Constance Scharff, Wouter Halfwerk, Ralph Simon, Qiaoyi Liang, Katharina Riebel, Martin J. How

Publikováno v: Animal Cognition. SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Animal Cognition
Varkevisser, J, How, M J, Riebel, K & al., E 2021, ' Adding colour-realistic video images to audio playbacks increases stimulus engagement but does not enhance vocal learning in zebra finches ', Animal Cognition, vol. 2021 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-021-01547-8
Animal Cognition, 25(2), 249-274. Springer
Varkevisser, J M, Simon, R, Mendoza, E, How, M, van Hijlkema, I, Jin, R, Liang, Q, Scharff, C, Halfwerk, W H & Riebel, K 2022, ' Adding colour-realistic video images to audio playbacks increases stimulus engagement but does not enhance vocal learning in zebra finches ', Animal Cognition, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 249-274 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-021-01547-8

Bird song and human speech are learned early in life and for both cases engagement with live social tutors generally leads to better learning outcomes than passive audio-only exposure. Real-world tutor–tutee relations are normally not uni- but mult

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-021-01547-8

Effects of Cortical FoxP1 Knockdowns on Learned Song Preference in Female Zebra Finches

Autor: Fabian Heim, Simon E. Fisher, Constance Scharff, Carel ten Cate, Katharina Riebel

Publikováno v: eNeuro

The search for molecular underpinnings of human vocal communication has focused on genes encoding forkhead-box transcription factors, as rare disruptions of FOXP1, FOXP2, and FOXP4 have been linked to disorders involving speech and language deficits.

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https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/39554

Maturation, Behavioral Activation, and Connectivity of Adult-Born Medium Spiny Neurons in a Striatal Song Nucleus

Autor: Jennifer Kosubek-Langer, Lydia Schulze, Constance Scharff

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol 11 (2017)

Neurogenesis continues in the adult songbird brain. Many telencephalic song control regions incorporate new neurons into their existing circuits in adulthood. One song nucleus that receives many new neurons is Area X. Because this striatal region is

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