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| Title |
Can a bird brain do phonology?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01082 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bridget D. Samuels |
| Abstract |
A number of recent studies have revealed correspondences between song- and language-related neural structures, pathways, and gene expression in humans and songbirds. Analyses of vocal learning, song structure, and the distribution of song elements have similarly revealed a remarkable number of shared characteristics with human speech. This article reviews recent developments in the understanding of these issues with reference to the phonological phenomena observed in human language. This investigation suggests that birds possess a host of abilities necessary for human phonological computation, as evidenced by behavioral, neuroanatomical, and molecular genetic studies. Vocal-learning birds therefore present an excellent model for studying some areas of human phonology, though differences in the primitives of song and language as well as the absence of a human-like morphosyntax make human phonology differ from birdsong phonology in crucial ways. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 11% |
| Turkey | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
| Scientists | 4 | 44% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 47 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 42 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 30% |
| Researcher | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 28% |
| Linguistics | 9 | 19% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 13% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 April 2020.
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#4,599
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#28,587
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#95
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