Finding the beat: From socially coordinated vocalizations in songbirds to rhythmic entrainment in humans.

Humans and oscine songbirds share the rare capacity for vocal learning. Songbirds have the ability to acquire songs and calls of various rhythms through imitation. In several species, birds can even coordinate the timing of their vocalizations with other individuals in duets that are synchronized wi...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Isaac Benichov, Eitan eGloberson, Ofer eTchernichovski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00255/full