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A Lightweight, Headphones-based System for Manipulating Auditory Feedback in Songbirds
 

A Lightweight, Headphones-based System for Manipulating Auditory Feedback in Songbirds

Article DOI: 10.3791/50027-v • 10:13 min • November 26th, 2012
November 26th, 2012 •
1,2, 1,3, 1,2, 1
1Department of Biology, Emory University, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, Emory University, 3Program in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University

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We describe the design and assembly of miniaturized headphones suitable for replacing a songbird’s natural auditory feedback with a manipulated acoustic signal. Online sound processing hardware is used to manipulate song output, introduce real-time errors in auditory feedback via the headphones, and drive vocal motor learning.

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Keywords: Songbirds Auditory Feedback Sensorimotor Control Vocal Learning Headphones Sensory Perturbation Error Correction Pitch Shift Neural Basis Motor Control Sensorimotor Plasticity
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