Fee, Michale S. and Shraiman, Boris and Pesaran, Bijan and Mitra, Partha P. (1998) The role of nonlinear dynamics of the syrinx in the vocalizations of a songbird. Nature, 395 (6697). pp. 67-71. ISSN 0028-0836. doi:10.1038/25725. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150609-101850753
Full text is not posted in this repository. Consult Related URLs below.
Use this Persistent URL to link to this item: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150609-101850753
Abstract
Birdsong is characterized by the modulation of sound properties over a wide range of timescales. Understanding the mechanisms by which the brain organizes this complex temporal behaviour is a central motivation in the study of the song control and learning system. Here we present evidence that, in addition to central neural control, a further level of temporal organization is provided by nonlinear oscillatory dynamics that are intrinsic to the avian vocal organ. A detailed temporal and spectral examination of song of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) reveals a class of rapid song modulations that are consistent with transitions in the dynamical state of the syrinx. Furthermore, in vitro experiments show that the syrinx can produce a sequence of oscillatory states that are both spectrally and temporally complex in response to the slow variation of respiratory or syringeal parameters. As a consequence, simple variations in a small number of neural signals can result in a complex acoustic sequence.
Item Type: | Article | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Related URLs: |
| ||||||||||||
Additional Information: | © 1998 Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Received 8 May; accepted 29 June 1998. We thank W. Denk, M. Konishi and S. S.-H. Wang for comments on the manuscript. | ||||||||||||
Issue or Number: | 6697 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1038/25725 | ||||||||||||
Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20150609-101850753 | ||||||||||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150609-101850753 | ||||||||||||
Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | ||||||||||||
ID Code: | 58107 | ||||||||||||
Collection: | CaltechAUTHORS | ||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 09 Jun 2015 17:28 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2021 21:59 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page