C. D. Jones

The paper shows budgerigar parrots use mixed vocal-gestural neural signals for learned communication, with single neurons representing both song and headbob gestures.

The paper identifies a sparse neural code in parrots that enables flexible vocal combinations similar to human speech phonemes.

The paper shows that mesostriatal dopamine pathways in songbirds are spatially segregated before vocal learning begins.

The paper shows that auditory neurons in zebra finches adjust their response to distorted feedback during courtship singing compared to solo singing.