A Sing-Song Way of Vocalizing: Generalization and Specificity in Language and Birdsong.

Farias-Virgens, Madza; White, Stephanie A

Farias-Virgens, Madza; White, Stephanie A.

Afiliação

Farias-Virgens M; Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA; Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA.
White SA; Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA; Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA. Electronic address: sawhite@ucla.edu.

Neuron ; 96(5): 958-960, 2017 12 06.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29216457

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Spoken languages such as German are extremely discrete, whereas others such as Portuguese are melodic or "sing-song" wherein identifying a word relies on what comes before and after. Perhaps surprisingly, birdsong also exhibits specificity and generalization as articulated by Tian and Brainard (2017).

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Aves Canoras; Animais; Idioma; Vocalização Animal

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aves Canoras Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Neuron Assunto da revista: NEUROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

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