To what extent is birdsong an innate or learnt behaviour? by Alexandra Patel https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph en-us 2017-03-13 09:58:04 UTC 2023-04-27 15:28:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Key author https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159609549 Thorpe 1956
Nelson and Marler 1993]]> 2017-03-13 10:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159609549 Structure https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159609936  intro on 
-what innate and learnt behaviour is 
-why studying birdsong is important 
-3 neuronal pathways of birdsong 

Argument for innate

Argument for learnt 

Overall conclusion 

]]> 2017-03-13 10:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159609936 There is an innate predisposition to sing a song whether the bird is in isolation or not https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610178 2017-03-13 10:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610178 the ability or inclination to sing is innate in birds but the song that is sung is learnt https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610412 2017-03-13 10:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610412 Article to refer to: https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610424 Brainard and Doupe 2002. Nature review: What songbirds tell us about learning ]]> 2017-03-13 10:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610424 innate in that all birds will produce some sort of song. Even if they've never been exposed to a song. Even birds who have been experimentally manipulated to being deaf (konishi), produce some sort of song although it's not coherent. Learnt behaviour because if you expose a bird to a tutor song, it will learn it. But birds also have a preference to songs of their own species. https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610451 Auditory feedback is important for learning songs and maintenance of song pattern 

phases of song learning
SENSORY- critical period listening to other birds, forming memories and templates
SENSORI-MOTOR- motor patterns for singing behaviour. learning to produce sound (song motor/production pathway (posterior vocal pathway)
CRYSTALLISED- song has characteristic volume, duration, syllables, phrase. song doesnt change after this]]> 2017-03-13 10:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610451 Discussion https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610464 Implications of research I.e. Development of human language acquisition ]]> 2017-03-13 10:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610464 Articles https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610666
  • Carew, 2000; Brainard and Doupe, 2002
  • Marler and Slabbekoorn 2004

    • ** Don't forget about the neuroscience/neurobiology behind the behaviour **


    ]]>     2017-03-13 10:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159610666     There is an innate predisposition to sing the basic songs but sometimes require experience to learn tutor song. https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611581 2017-03-13 10:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611581 Key author https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611608 Konishi 1963

    ]]>     2017-03-13 10:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611608     Birds have sensitive/critical periods when they can form memories of the songs they learn https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611895 2017-03-13 10:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611895 https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611999 Lesioning of the higher vocal centre disrupts song production 

    ]]>     2017-03-13 10:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159611999     Importance https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612167 Soha and Peters:
    Similar regions to that used in the human brain, when humans learn languages 
    Similarities in development 
    Auditory feedback when learning how to make the sound
    Both need experience
    Difference: birdsong is not as complex in communication as language ]]>     2017-03-13 10:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612167     Template for learning birdsong https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612403 Anterior fore-brain pathway (anterior vocal pathway)]]> 2017-03-13 10:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612403 https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612412 Damaging nerve 12 disrupts singing (Nottebohm, 1976)

    ]]>     2017-03-13 10:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612412     Mooney, 2009 https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612544 Song motor pathway (SMP) & anterior forebrain pathway (AFP) regions ]]> 2017-03-13 10:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612544 WH Thorpe’s birdsong experiment (1954, 1958) https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612545 Chaffinch raised with normal songs:]]> 2017-03-13 10:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159612545 Anterior Forebrain pathway https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159613187 2017-03-13 10:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159613187 Could the pathway on the left be involved in learning songs or storing memories https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159613440 If one kindly lesions the LMAN or Area X in juvenile zebrafinches, this prevents them from learning to sing.
    However, if one lesions the LMAN or Area X in adult zebrafinches who can already sing, there is no effect. (Bottjer) ]]>     2017-03-13 10:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/159613440     Tutle alexandrapatel977 https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/2570568629 This is padlet]]> 2023-04-27 15:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrapatel977/4xx1papx6vph/wish/2570568629