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Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 We bridge the gap between two issues in infant development: vocal development and intrinsic motivation. We propose and experimentally test the hypothesis that general mechanisms of intrinsically motivated spontaneous exploration, also called curiosity ...
Clément eMoulin-Frier +2 more
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, 2021 Some animal vocalizations develop reliably in the absence of relevant experience, but an intriguing subset of animal vocalizations is learned: they require acoustic models during ontogeny in order to develop, and the learner's vocal output reflects those models. To what extent do such learned vocalizations reflect phylogeny?
Arato, Jozsef, Fitch, W. Tecumseh
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To transduce a zebra finch: interrogating behavioral mechanisms in a model system for speech. [PDF]
, 2017 The ability to alter neuronal gene expression, either to affect levels of endogenous molecules or to express exogenous ones, is a powerful tool for linking brain and behavior. Scientists continue to finesse genetic manipulation in mice.
Heston, Jonathan B, White, Stephanie A
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Multimodal imitative learning and synchrony in cetaceans: A model for speech and singing evolution
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Multimodal imitation of actions, gestures and vocal production is a hallmark of the evolution of human communication, as both, vocal learning and visual-gestural imitation, were crucial factors that facilitated the evolution of speech and singing ...
José Zamorano-Abramson +6 more
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Evidence suggests vocal production learning in a cross-fostered Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) [PDF]
, 2016 Vocal learning is a rare skill in mammals, and we have limited information about the contexts in which they use it. Previous studies suggested that cetaceans in general are skilled at imitating sounds, but only few species have been studied to date.
Favaro, Livio +5 more
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Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2011 Birds use various vocalizations to communicate with one another, and some are acquired through learning. So far, three families of birds (songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds) have been identified as having vocal learning ability.
Eiji eMatsunaga +3 more
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Crowd vocal learning induces vocal dialects in bats: Playback of conspecifics shapes fundamental frequency usage by pups. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2017 Vocal learning, the substrate of human language acquisition, has rarely been described in other mammals. Often, group-specific vocal dialects in wild populations provide the main evidence for vocal learning.
Yosef Prat +3 more
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Vocal-Accompaniment Compatibility Estimation Using Self-Supervised and Joint-Embedding Techniques
IEEE Access, 2021 We propose a learning-based method of estimating the compatibility between vocal and accompaniment audio tracks, i.e., how well they go with each other when played simultaneously. This task is challenging because it is difficult to formulate hand-crafted
Takayuki Nakatsuka +5 more
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Whisper-to-speech conversion using restricted Boltzmann machine arrays [PDF]
, 2014 Whispers are a natural vocal communication mechanism, in which vocal cords do not vibrate normally. Lack of glottal-induced pitch leads to low energy, and an inherent noise-like spectral distribution reduces intelligibility.
Chen L.‐H. +8 more
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Discovering Communication [PDF]
, 2006 What kind of motivation drives child language development? This article presents a computational model and a robotic experiment to articulate the hypothesis that children discover communication as a result of exploring and playing with their environment.
Oudeyer, Dr. P-Y.
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