Neurophysiological coordination of duet singing (VIDEO)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

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During duets, activity in a brain area known as 'HVC' alternated across the two birds coincident with production of autogenous (self-generated) syllables. In contrast, the neurons reduced firing during heterogenous (other-generated) syllables-while each bird was hearing its partner's vocalizations.

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Nancy F. Day

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