Relative salience of syllable structure and syllable order in zebra finch song

Animal Cognition
Shelby LawsonR J Dooling

Abstract

There is a rich history of behavioral and neurobiological research focused on the 'syntax' of birdsong as a model for human language and complex auditory perception. Zebra finches are one of the most widely studied songbird species in this area of investigation. As they produce song syllables in a fixed sequence, it is reasonable to assume that adult zebra finches are also sensitive to the order of syllables within their song; however, results from electrophysiological and behavioral studies provide somewhat mixed evidence on exactly how sensitive zebra finches are to syllable order as compared, say, to syllable structure. Here, we investigate how well adult zebra finches can discriminate changes in syllable order relative to changes in syllable structure in their natural song motifs. In addition, we identify a possible role for experience in enhancing sensitivity to syllable order. We found that both male and female adult zebra finches are surprisingly poor at discriminating changes to the order of syllables within their species-specific song motifs, but are extraordinarily good at discriminating changes to syllable structure (i.e., reversals) in specific syllables. Direct experience or familiarity with a song, either using th...Continue Reading

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Nov 19, 2019·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Adam R FishbeinRobert J Dooling
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Jan 15, 2021·Scientific Reports·Adam R FishbeinRobert J Dooling
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