Linking sensory input and its consequences is a fundamental brain operation. During
behavior, the neural activity of neocortical and limbic systems often reflects dynamic …

Stress induces aversive memory overgeneralization, a hallmark of many psychiatric
disorders. Memories are encoded by a sparse ensemble of neurons active during an event …

The inferior colliculus (IC) of the midbrain is important for complex sound processing, such
as discriminating conspecific vocalizations and human speech. The IC's nonlemniscal …

Neural systems have evolved not only to solve environmental challenges through internal
representations but also, under social constraints, to communicate these to conspecifics. In …

Sparse coding provides a versatile framework for efficiently capturing and representing
crucial data (information) concisely, which plays an essential role in various computer …

Causal inference is an important function of the nervous system. To explore causal
inference, Bayesian inference performs as the possible framework, mapping neural …

Vocal communication in social animals involves the production and perception of various
calls that ethologists categorize into call-types, based on their acoustical structure and the …

Cell assemblies, ie, concurrently active groups of neurons, likely underlie neural processing
for higher brain functions. Recent technological progress has enabled large-scale recording …

The neural mechanisms underlying the comprehension of meaningful sounds are yet to be
fully understood. While previous research has shown that the auditory cortex can classify …

Neural control of vocal behavior in songbirds in different social contexts Page 1 NEURAL
CONTROL OF VOCAL BEHAVIOR IN SONGBIRDS IN DIFFERENT SOCIAL CONTEXTS …