Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong

The motor pathway responsible for the complex vocalizations of songbirds has been extensively characterized, both in terms of intrinsic and synaptic physiology in vitro and in terms of the spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity in vivo. However, the relationship between the neural architecture o...

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Autores principales: Abarbanel, H.D.I., Gibb, L., Mindlin, G.B., Talathi, S.
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spelling todo:paper_00223077_v92_n1_p96_Abarbanel2023-10-03T14:31:00Z Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong Abarbanel, H.D.I. Gibb, L. Mindlin, G.B. Talathi, S. acoustics archistriatum article birdsong brain mapping computer model corpus striatum Hodgkin Huxley equation in vitro study in vivo study interneuron motor nerve nerve conduction neural architecture nucleus hvc priority journal robust nucleus singing songbird synapse vocal cord vocalization Action Potentials Animals Brain Mapping Nerve Net Prosencephalon Songbirds Vocalization, Animal The motor pathway responsible for the complex vocalizations of songbirds has been extensively characterized, both in terms of intrinsic and synaptic physiology in vitro and in terms of the spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity in vivo. However, the relationship between the neural architecture of the song motor pathway and the acoustic features of birdsong is not well understood. Using a computational model of the song motor pathway and the songbird vocal organ, we investigate the relationship between song production and the neural connectivity of nucleus HVc (used as a proper name) and the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (RA). Drawing on recent experimental observations, our neural model contains a population of sequentially bursting HVc neurons driving the activity of a population of RA neurons. An important focus of our investigations is the contribution of intrinsic circuitry within RA to the acoustic output of the model. We find that the inclusion of inhibitory interneurons in the model can substantially influence the features of song syllables, and we illustrate the potential for subharmonic behavior in RA in response to forcing by HVc neurons. Our results demonstrate the association of specific acoustic features with specific neural connectivities and support the view that intrinsic circuitry within RA may play a critical role in generating the features of birdsong. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00223077_v92_n1_p96_Abarbanel
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topic acoustics
archistriatum
article
birdsong
brain mapping
computer model
corpus striatum
Hodgkin Huxley equation
in vitro study
in vivo study
interneuron
motor nerve
nerve conduction
neural architecture
nucleus hvc
priority journal
robust nucleus
singing
songbird
synapse
vocal cord
vocalization
Action Potentials
Animals
Brain Mapping
Nerve Net
Prosencephalon
Songbirds
Vocalization, Animal
spellingShingle acoustics
archistriatum
article
birdsong
brain mapping
computer model
corpus striatum
Hodgkin Huxley equation
in vitro study
in vivo study
interneuron
motor nerve
nerve conduction
neural architecture
nucleus hvc
priority journal
robust nucleus
singing
songbird
synapse
vocal cord
vocalization
Action Potentials
Animals
Brain Mapping
Nerve Net
Prosencephalon
Songbirds
Vocalization, Animal
Abarbanel, H.D.I.
Gibb, L.
Mindlin, G.B.
Talathi, S.
Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
topic_facet acoustics
archistriatum
article
birdsong
brain mapping
computer model
corpus striatum
Hodgkin Huxley equation
in vitro study
in vivo study
interneuron
motor nerve
nerve conduction
neural architecture
nucleus hvc
priority journal
robust nucleus
singing
songbird
synapse
vocal cord
vocalization
Action Potentials
Animals
Brain Mapping
Nerve Net
Prosencephalon
Songbirds
Vocalization, Animal
description The motor pathway responsible for the complex vocalizations of songbirds has been extensively characterized, both in terms of intrinsic and synaptic physiology in vitro and in terms of the spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity in vivo. However, the relationship between the neural architecture of the song motor pathway and the acoustic features of birdsong is not well understood. Using a computational model of the song motor pathway and the songbird vocal organ, we investigate the relationship between song production and the neural connectivity of nucleus HVc (used as a proper name) and the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (RA). Drawing on recent experimental observations, our neural model contains a population of sequentially bursting HVc neurons driving the activity of a population of RA neurons. An important focus of our investigations is the contribution of intrinsic circuitry within RA to the acoustic output of the model. We find that the inclusion of inhibitory interneurons in the model can substantially influence the features of song syllables, and we illustrate the potential for subharmonic behavior in RA in response to forcing by HVc neurons. Our results demonstrate the association of specific acoustic features with specific neural connectivities and support the view that intrinsic circuitry within RA may play a critical role in generating the features of birdsong.
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author Abarbanel, H.D.I.
Gibb, L.
Mindlin, G.B.
Talathi, S.
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Gibb, L.
Mindlin, G.B.
Talathi, S.
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title Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
title_short Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
title_full Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
title_fullStr Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
title_full_unstemmed Mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
title_sort mapping neural architectures onto acoustic features of birdsong
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