Auditory plasticity: vocal output shapes auditory cortex.
Studies in humans and songbirds have revealed a close link between vocal output and hearing. Now experiments in marmosets have shown that self-generated vocalizations can modulate the activity of neurons in the auditory cortex and even remodel their response properties.
King
Andrew J
AJ
University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, UK.
D000818:Animals; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D002144:Callithrix / Q000502:physiology*; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014828:Vocalization, Animal