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Embodied Motor Control of Avian Vocal Production

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Vertebrate Sound Production and Acoustic Communication

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 53))

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Recent developments in biologically inspired robotics and artificial intelligence emphasize the need for a systems view on motor control, termed embodied motor control. Embodied control systems consider the brain, body, and environment and incorporate mechanical and neural feedback. The control system thus forms a closed loop of which the biomechanics are an integral part. This chapter presents the motor control of avian vocal production in the framework of embodied control. Our conceptual framework identifies and discusses the forces produced in the three embodied motor subsystems [the respiratory system, the vocal organ (the syrinx), and the upper vocal tract] and various feedback mechanisms. It becomes evident that compared to other neuromechanical systems very essential quantitative information is lacking. However, the great advantage of the birdsong system is that it, in contrast to humans, provides much better experimental opportunities to quantify all aspects of the vocal motor control system. Neural activity and many physiological parameters can be monitored chronically in vivo during highly stereotyped song. Furthermore, complementary measurement techniques, for example, in vitro and ex vivo, and the development of computational models focusing on different levels of organization within the system, are essential to fill the gaps where experimental observations remain too challenging. The combination of exciting developments, and the large natural variation present in the system, make vocal motor control in birds an excellent model system where many discoveries are waiting to be made.

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Düring, D.N., Elemans, C.P.H. (2016). Embodied Motor Control of Avian Vocal Production. In: Suthers, R., Fitch, W., Fay, R., Popper, A. (eds) Vertebrate Sound Production and Acoustic Communication. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 53. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27721-9_5

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