Effective vocal communication often requires the listener to recognize the identity of a vocalizer, and this recognition is dependent on the listener's ability to form auditory memories. We tested the memory capacity of a social songbird, the zebra finch, for vocalizer identities using conditioning experiments and found that male and female zebra finches can remember a large number of vocalizers (mean, 42) based solely on the individual signatures found in their songs and distance calls. These memories were formed within a few trials, were generalized to previously unheard renditions, and were maintained for up to a month. A fast and high-capacity auditory memory for vocalizer identity has not been demonstrated previously in any nonhuman an...
International audienceAbstract The ability of the auditory system to selectively recognize natural s...
Vocal learning in songbirds and humans occurs by imitation of adult vocalizations. In both groups, v...
<div><p>Unlearned calls are produced by all birds whereas learned songs are only found in three avia...
The zebra finch is a social songbird that lives in large groups and produces vocal communicationcall...
Many social animals can recognize other individuals by their vocalizations. This requires a memory s...
Songbirds, such as zebra finches, learn their songs from a ‘tutor’ (usually the father), early in li...
International audienceReliable transmission of acoustic information about individual identity is of ...
International audiencePlasticity studies have consistently shown that behavioural relevance can chan...
Reliable transmission of acoustic information about individual identity is of critical importance fo...
The ability to perceive and categorize spoken words is a remarkable capability of the human auditory...
Abstract Studies of acoustic communication often focus on the categories and units of vocalizations,...
There are many parallels between the acquisition of spoken language in human infants and song learni...
Individual recognition is critical in social animal communication, but it has not been demonstrated ...
Unlearned calls are produced by all birds whereas learned songs are only found in three avian taxa, ...
Young songbirds use memorized tutor songs as templates to shape their own songs. This process requir...
International audienceAbstract The ability of the auditory system to selectively recognize natural s...
Vocal learning in songbirds and humans occurs by imitation of adult vocalizations. In both groups, v...
<div><p>Unlearned calls are produced by all birds whereas learned songs are only found in three avia...
The zebra finch is a social songbird that lives in large groups and produces vocal communicationcall...
Many social animals can recognize other individuals by their vocalizations. This requires a memory s...
Songbirds, such as zebra finches, learn their songs from a ‘tutor’ (usually the father), early in li...
International audienceReliable transmission of acoustic information about individual identity is of ...
International audiencePlasticity studies have consistently shown that behavioural relevance can chan...
Reliable transmission of acoustic information about individual identity is of critical importance fo...
The ability to perceive and categorize spoken words is a remarkable capability of the human auditory...
Abstract Studies of acoustic communication often focus on the categories and units of vocalizations,...
There are many parallels between the acquisition of spoken language in human infants and song learni...
Individual recognition is critical in social animal communication, but it has not been demonstrated ...
Unlearned calls are produced by all birds whereas learned songs are only found in three avian taxa, ...
Young songbirds use memorized tutor songs as templates to shape their own songs. This process requir...
International audienceAbstract The ability of the auditory system to selectively recognize natural s...
Vocal learning in songbirds and humans occurs by imitation of adult vocalizations. In both groups, v...
<div><p>Unlearned calls are produced by all birds whereas learned songs are only found in three avia...