Song Recognition in Zebra Finches: Are There Sensitive Periods for Song Memorization?

Autor/in	Braaten, Richard F.
Titel	Song Recognition in Zebra Finches: Are There Sensitive Periods for Song Memorization?
Quelle	In: Learning and Motivation, 41 (2010) 3, S.202-212 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-9690
DOI	10.1016/j.lmot.2010.04.005
Schlagwörter	Singing; Recognition (Psychology); Experiments; Memory; Memorization; Animals; Males; Females + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Erprobung; Gedächtnis; Gedächtnistraining; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Male zebra finches learn to sing songs that they hear between 25 and 65 days of age, the sensitive period for song learning. In this experiment, male and female zebra finches were exposed to zebra finch songs either before (n = 9) or during (n = 4) the sensitive period. Following song exposure, recognition memory for the songs was assessed with an operant discrimination between familiar and novel songs. Zebra finches that were exposed to songs between 22 and 30 days of age discriminated between familiar and novel songs; zebra finches exposed to songs from 9 to 17 days of age did not. Failure to memorize songs heard prior to the sensitive period may contribute to the exclusion of those songs from the repertoire of songbirds. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10