Hidden neural states underlie canary song syntax
Yarden Cohen, Jun Shen, Dawit Semu, Daniel P. Leman, William A. Liberti, L. Nathan Perkins, Derek C. Liberti, Darrell N. Kotton, Timothy J. Gardner
The paper identifies neurons in canary HVC that encode past song transitions over multiple phrases and seconds, revealing neural mechanisms for syntactic song structure.
Nature · Jun 17, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience