title: The neurobiology of primate vocal communication.
abstract: Recent investigations of non-human primate communication revealed vocal behaviors far more complex than previously appreciated. Understanding the neural basis of these communicative behaviors is important as it has the potential to reveal the basic underpinnings of the still more complex human speech. The latest work revealed vocalization-sensitive regions both within and beyond the traditional boundaries of the central auditory system. The importance and mechanisms of multi-sensory face-voice integration in vocal communication are also increasingly apparent. Finally, studies on the mechanisms of vocal production demonstrated auditory-motor interactions that may allow for self-monitoring and vocal control. We review the current work in these areas of primate communication research.
authors: Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. Electronic address: asifg@princeton.edu.
authors: Asif A
authors: AA
authors: Ghazanfar
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, 5 Ravdin, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Steven J
authors: SJ
authors: Eliades
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009446:Neurobiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*; D014828:Vocalization, Animal / Q000502:physiology*