Expression and regulation of SETBP1 in the song system of male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) during singing

Autor: Dana Jenny Grönberg, Sara Luisa Pinto de Carvalho, Nikola Dernerova, Phillip Norton, Maggie Mei-Ki Wong, Ezequiel Mendoza

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2024)

Abstract Rare de novo heterozygous loss-of-function SETBP1 variants lead to a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by speech deficits, indicating a potential involvement of SETBP1 in human speech. However, the expression pattern of SETBP1 in bra

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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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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

Protein-Protein Interaction Among the FoxP Family Members and their Regulation of Two Target Genes, VLDLR and CNTNAP2 in the Zebra Finch Song System

Autor: Ezequiel Mendoza, Constance Scharff

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Vol 10 (2017)

The Forkhead transcription factor FOXP2 is implicated in speech perception and production. The avian homolog, FoxP21 contributes to song learning and production in birds. In human cell lines, transcriptional activity of FOXP2 requires homo-dimerizati

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Drosophila FoxP mutants are deficient in operant self-learning.

Autor: Ezequiel Mendoza, Julien Colomb, Jürgen Rybak, Hans-Joachim Pflüger, Troy Zars, Constance Scharff, Björn Brembs

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e100648 (2014)

Intact function of the Forkhead Box P2 (FOXP2) gene is necessary for normal development of speech and language. This important role has recently been extended, first to other forms of vocal learning in animals and then also to other forms of motor le

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