Jr, Okobi Daniel E, Banerjee, Arkarup, Matheson, Andrew MM, Phelps, Steven M, Long, Michael A (March 2019) Motor cortical control of vocal interaction in neotropical singing mice. Science, 363 (6430). 983-+. ISSN 0036-8075
Abstract
© 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved. All rights reserved. Like many adaptive behaviors, acoustic communication often requires rapid modification of motor output in response to sensory cues. However, little is known about the sensorimotor transformations that underlie such complex natural behaviors. In this study, we examine vocal exchanges in Alston's singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina). We find that males modify singing behavior during social interactions on a subsecond time course that resembles both traditional sensorimotor tasks and conversational speech. We identify an orofacial motor cortical region and, via a series of perturbation experiments, demonstrate a hierarchical control of vocal production, with the motor cortex influencing the pacing of singing behavior on a moment-by-moment basis, enabling precise vocal interactions. These results suggest a systems-level framework for understanding the sensorimotor transformations that underlie natural social interactions.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | organism description > animal behavior organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > motor cortex organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions organism description > animal behavior > social organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Banerjee lab |
| SWORD Depositor: | CSHL Elements |
| Depositing User: | CSHL Elements |
| Date: | 1 March 2019 |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2021 16:22 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2024 16:03 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/39804 |
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