A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria

Song production in songbirds is controlled by a network of nuclei distributed across several brain regions, which drives respiratory and vocal motor systems to generate sound. We built a model for birdsong production, whose variables are the average activities of different neural populations within...

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Autores principales: Alonso, R.G., Trevisan, M.A., Amador, A., Goller, F., Mindlin, G.B.
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spelling todo:paper_16625188_v9_nAPR_p_Alonso2023-10-03T16:28:54Z A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria Alonso, R.G. Trevisan, M.A. Amador, A. Goller, F. Mindlin, G.B. Birdsong Motor control Non-linear dynamics Rate models Song system Brain Forecasting Neural networks Respirators Birdsong Motor control Non-linear dynamics Rate models Song system Independent component analysis adult Article controlled study expiratory related neuron male motor control nerve cell nerve projection neuromuscular function nonhuman prediction Serinus Serinus canaria singing telencephalon vocalization Song production in songbirds is controlled by a network of nuclei distributed across several brain regions, which drives respiratory and vocal motor systems to generate sound. We built a model for birdsong production, whose variables are the average activities of different neural populations within these nuclei of the song system. We focus on the predictions of respiratory patterns of song, because these can be easily measured and therefore provide a validation for the model. We test the hypothesis that it is possible to construct a model in which (1) the activity of an expiratory related (ER) neural population fits the observed pressure patterns used by canaries during singing, and (2) a higher forebrain neural population, HVC, is sparsely active, simultaneously with significant motor instances of the pressure patterns. We show that in order to achieve these two requirements, the ER neural population needs to receive two inputs: a direct one, and its copy after being processed by other areas of the song system. The model is capable of reproducing the measured respiratory patterns and makes specific predictions on the timing of HVC activity during their production. These results suggest that vocal production is controlled by a circular network rather than by a simple top-down architecture. © 2015, Johns Hopkins University Press. All rights reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_16625188_v9_nAPR_p_Alonso
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topic Birdsong
Motor control
Non-linear dynamics
Rate models
Song system
Brain
Forecasting
Neural networks
Respirators
Birdsong
Motor control
Non-linear dynamics
Rate models
Song system
Independent component analysis
adult
Article
controlled study
expiratory related neuron
male
motor control
nerve cell
nerve projection
neuromuscular function
nonhuman
prediction
Serinus
Serinus canaria
singing
telencephalon
vocalization
spellingShingle Birdsong
Motor control
Non-linear dynamics
Rate models
Song system
Brain
Forecasting
Neural networks
Respirators
Birdsong
Motor control
Non-linear dynamics
Rate models
Song system
Independent component analysis
adult
Article
controlled study
expiratory related neuron
male
motor control
nerve cell
nerve projection
neuromuscular function
nonhuman
prediction
Serinus
Serinus canaria
singing
telencephalon
vocalization
Alonso, R.G.
Trevisan, M.A.
Amador, A.
Goller, F.
Mindlin, G.B.
A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria
topic_facet Birdsong
Motor control
Non-linear dynamics
Rate models
Song system
Brain
Forecasting
Neural networks
Respirators
Birdsong
Motor control
Non-linear dynamics
Rate models
Song system
Independent component analysis
adult
Article
controlled study
expiratory related neuron
male
motor control
nerve cell
nerve projection
neuromuscular function
nonhuman
prediction
Serinus
Serinus canaria
singing
telencephalon
vocalization
description Song production in songbirds is controlled by a network of nuclei distributed across several brain regions, which drives respiratory and vocal motor systems to generate sound. We built a model for birdsong production, whose variables are the average activities of different neural populations within these nuclei of the song system. We focus on the predictions of respiratory patterns of song, because these can be easily measured and therefore provide a validation for the model. We test the hypothesis that it is possible to construct a model in which (1) the activity of an expiratory related (ER) neural population fits the observed pressure patterns used by canaries during singing, and (2) a higher forebrain neural population, HVC, is sparsely active, simultaneously with significant motor instances of the pressure patterns. We show that in order to achieve these two requirements, the ER neural population needs to receive two inputs: a direct one, and its copy after being processed by other areas of the song system. The model is capable of reproducing the measured respiratory patterns and makes specific predictions on the timing of HVC activity during their production. These results suggest that vocal production is controlled by a circular network rather than by a simple top-down architecture. © 2015, Johns Hopkins University Press. All rights reserved.
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author Alonso, R.G.
Trevisan, M.A.
Amador, A.
Goller, F.
Mindlin, G.B.
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Trevisan, M.A.
Amador, A.
Goller, F.
Mindlin, G.B.
author_sort Alonso, R.G.
title A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria
title_short A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria
title_full A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria
title_fullStr A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria
title_full_unstemmed A circular model for song motor control inserinus canaria
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