A5048212719- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Congenital heart defects research
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
University of California, Berkeley
2018-2024
Social interactions occur in group settings and are mediated by communication signals that exchanged between individuals, often using vocalizations. The neural representation of social remains largely unexplored. We conducted simultaneous wireless electrophysiological recordings from the frontal cortices groups Egyptian fruit bats engaged both spontaneous task-induced vocal interactions. found activity single neurons distinguished vocalizations produced self others, as well among specific...
Vocal production learning ("vocal learning") is a convergently evolved trait in vertebrates. To identify brain genomic elements associated with mammalian vocal learning, we integrated genomic, anatomical, and neurophysiological data from the Egyptian fruit bat (
Abstract Genes including FOXP2 , FOXP1 and CNTNAP2 have been implicated in human speech language phenotypes, pointing to a role the development of normal language‐related circuitry brain. Although are unique humans comparative approach is possible by addressing language‐relevant traits animal systems. One such trait, vocal learning, represents an essential component spoken language, shared cetaceans, pinnipeds, elephants, some birds bats. Given their learning abilities, gregarious nature,...
Abstract Vocal learning, the ability to modify vocal behavior based on experience, is a convergently evolved trait in birds and mammals. To identify genomic elements associated with we integrated new experiments conducted brain of Egyptian fruit bat analyses genomes 222 placental We first identified an anatomically specialized region motor cortex containing direct monosynaptic projections laryngeal motoneurons. Using wireless neural recordings this freely vocalizing bats, verified that...