Vocal learning in Grey parrots: A brief review of perception, production, and cross-species comparisons.
This chapter briefly reviews what is known-and what remains to be understood-about Grey parrot vocal learning. I review Greys' physical capacities-issues of auditory perception and production-then discuss how these capacities are used in vocal learning and can be recruited for referential communication with humans. I discuss cross-species comparisons where applicable and conclude with a description of recent research that integrates issues of reference, production and perception.
Pepperberg
Irene M
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Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. impepper@media.mit.edu
D000818:Animals; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010311:Parrots / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014828:Vocalization, Animal / Q000502:physiology*