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Alison Plump

Cornell UniversityORCID 0009-0002-3124-3710Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Brian KardoniD· 1 shared C. D. JonesiD· 1 shared Han Kheng TeohiD· 1 shared Jacob M. WhiteiD· 1 shared Jesse H. GoldbergiD· 1 shared Joseph R. ScherreriD· 1 shared Michale S. FeeiD· 1 shared Zhilei ZhaoiD· 1 shared

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A sparse neural code for acoustic targets enables speech-like vocal flexibility in parrots

Zhilei Zhao, Alison Plump, C. D. Jones, Han Kheng Teoh, Brian Kardon, Jesse H. Goldberg

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

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Millisecond-scale, single-neuron credit assignment in a songbird

Joseph R. Scherrer, Jacob M. White, Alison Plump, Michale S. Fee

This study shows that the songbird brain can adjust individual neurons with millisecond precision using dopamine signals, challenging the idea that reinforcement learning is slow and imprecise.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience