Representation of conspecific vocalizations in amygdala of awake marmosets.

ABSTRACT: Human speech and animal vocalizations are important for social communication and animal survival. Neurons in the auditory pathway are responsive to a range of sounds, from elementary sound features to complex acoustic sounds. For social communication, responses to distinct patterns of vocalization are usually highly specific to an individual conspecific call, in some species. This includes the specificity of sound patterns and embedded biological information. We conducted single-unit recordings in the amygdala of awake marmosets and presented calls used in marmoset communication, calls of other species and calls from specific marmoset individuals. We found that some neurons (47/262) in the amygdala distinguished 'Phee' calls from vocalizations of other animals and other types of marmoset v

SUBMITTER: Jia G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561708 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature