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Mechanisms of Temporal Auditory Pattern Recognition in Songbirds.

The article discusses the mechanisms of temporal auditory pattern recognition in songbirds, specifically European starlings. It says that several important features are shared by human speech and birdsong. It explains that both communication systems entail large, acoustically rich repertoires of tem...

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Published in:Language Learning & Development Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 157 - 179
Main Author: Gentner, Timothy Q.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2007
Subjects:
Sensory perception
Pattern perception
Form perception
Songbirds
Passeriformes
Sturnus vulgaris
Biology
Ontogeny
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