{"product_id":"neuroscience-of-birdsong-paperback-9781107411579","title":"Neuroscience of Birdsong (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107411579","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNeuroscience of Birdsong\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pioneering study  identifying common brain mechanisms in both birds and humans.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eH. Philip  Zeigler (Edited by), Peter  Marler (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107411579, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e574 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 2.9 cm, 1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Neuroscience of Birdsong is the first and long-awaited book that provides a comprehensive view of this field, and is for that reason alone a must-have for anyone working on birdsong or neural mechanisms of learning … beautifully produced … [It] does a very good job at addressing the wealth of findings on how birds are able to learn and produce their often wonderfully complex songs … [It] provides a unique and comprehensive source of information on the state of the art in the field. It is a praiseworthy achievement that will be of great benefit to anyone studying birdsong or neural mechanisms of learning, advanced students and specialists alike.' Animal Behaviour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSpeech has long been thought of as a uniquely defining characteristic of humans. Yet song birds, like humans, communicate using learned signals (song, speech) that are acquired from their parents by a process of vocal imitation. Both song and speech begin as amorphous vocalizations (subsong, babble) that are gradually transformed into an individualized version of the parents' speech, including dialects. With contributions from both the founding forefathers and younger researchers of this field, this book provides a comprehensive summary of birdsong neurobiology, and identifies the common brain mechanisms underlying this achievement in both birds and humans. Written primarily for advanced graduates and researchers, there is an introductory overview covering song learning, the parallels between language and birdsong and the relationship between the brains of birds and mammals; subsequent sections deal with producing, processing, learning and recognizing song, as well as with hormonal and genomic mechanisms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Foundations: Singing and the Brain: 1. Introduction H. P. Zeigler\u003cbr\u003e 2. Birdsong and human speech Alison Doupe and Pat Kuhl\u003cbr\u003e 3. Birdsong and singing behavior Heather Williams\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen): an alternative model for the study of songbird neurobiology Gisela Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Songbirds and the revised avian brain nomenclature Anton Reiner, David J. Perkel, Claudio V. Mello and Erich D. Jarvis\u003cbr\u003e 6. The songbird brain in comparative perspective Michael Farries and David. J. Perkel\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Song Production and its Neural Control: 7. Introduction H. P. Zeigler\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mechanisms of song production in songbirds Roderick A. Suthers and Sue Ann Zollinger\u003cbr\u003e 9. Peripheral sensorimotor mechanisms and the control of song Franz Goller and Brenton G. Cooper\u003cbr\u003e 10. Integrating breathing and singing: forebrain and brainstem mechanisms Marc F. Schmidt and Robin Ashmore\u003cbr\u003e 11. Birdsong: anatomical foundations and central mechanisms of sensorimotor integration J. Martin Wild\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Hearing and Recognizing the Song: 12. Introduction Peter Marler\u003cbr\u003e 13. Song selectivity and the songbird brain Frédéric E. Theunissen, Noopur Amin, Sarita Shaevitz, Sarah M. N. Woolley, Thane Fremouw and Mark E. Hauber\u003cbr\u003e 14. Song-selective neurons: synaptic mechanisms and functional roles J. F. Prather and Richard Mooney\u003cbr\u003e 15. Temporal auditory pattern recognition in songbirds Tim Gentner\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Learning the Song: Mechanisms of Acquisition and Maintenance: 16. Introduction Peter Marler\u003cbr\u003e 17. Comparative aspects of song learning Henrike Hultsch and Dietmar Todt\u003cbr\u003e 18. Developmental song learning in the zebra finch Sigal Saar, Partha P. Mithra, Sebastien Deregnaucourt and Ofer Tchernichovski\u003cbr\u003e 19. Auditory feedback and singing in adult birds Sarah M. N. Woolley\u003cbr\u003e 20. The anterior forebrain pathway and vocal plasticity Michael S. Brainard\u003cbr\u003e 21. Circuits and cellular mechanisms of sensory acquisition Kathy and Ernest Nordeen\u003cbr\u003e 22. Chasin' the trace: the neural substrate of birdsong memory Johan J. Bolhuis\u003cbr\u003e 23. The template concept - crafting a song replica from memory Patrice Adret\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Mechanisms of Modulation and Plasticity: 24. Introduction Peter Marler\u003cbr\u003e 25. Hormonal modulation of singing behavior: methodology and principles of hormone action Cheryl F. Harding\u003cbr\u003e 26. Sex differences in brain and behavior and neuroendocrine control of the motivation to sing Gregory F. Ball, Lauren V. Riters, Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton and J. Balthazart\u003cbr\u003e 27. Plasticity of the song control system in adult birds Eliot Brenowitz\u003cbr\u003e 28. Regulation and function of neuronal replacement in the avian song system Carolyn Pytte, Linda Wilbrecht and John R. Kirn\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. The Genomic Revolution and Birdsong Neurobiology: 29. Introduction H. P. Zeigler\u003cbr\u003e 30. Studies of songbirds in the age of genetics: what to expect from genomic approaches in the next 20 years David F. Clayton and Arthur P. Arnold\u003cbr\u003e 31. Behavior-dependent expression of inducible genes in vocal learning birds Claudio V. Mello and Erich D. Jarvis\u003cbr\u003e 32. Genes for tuning up the vocal brain: FoxP2 in human speech and birdsong Sebastian Haesler and Constance Scharff\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. On a Personal Note: 33. Introduction H. P. Zeigler\u003cbr\u003e 34. William Homans Thorpe: a biographical memoir R. A. Hinde\u003cbr\u003e 35. My journey with birdsong M. Konishi\u003cbr\u003e 36. The discovery of replaceable neurons Fernando Nottebohm\u003cbr\u003e 37. The birdsong saga Peter Marler\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. 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