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A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning
Language acquisition in humans and song learning in songbirds naturally happen as a social learning experience, providing an excellent opportunity to reveal social motivation and reward mechanisms that boost sensorimotor learning. Our knowledge about the molecules and circuits that control these soc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5577482/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28835557 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0988 |
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author | Theofanopoulou, Constantina Boeckx, Cedric Jarvis, Erich D. |
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description | Language acquisition in humans and song learning in songbirds naturally happen as a social learning experience, providing an excellent opportunity to reveal social motivation and reward mechanisms that boost sensorimotor learning. Our knowledge about the molecules and circuits that control these social mechanisms for vocal learning and language is limited. Here we propose a hypothesis of a role for oxytocin (OT) in the social motivation and evolution of vocal learning and language. Building upon existing evidence, we suggest specific neural pathways and mechanisms through which OT might modulate vocal learning circuits in specific developmental stages. |
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spelling | pubmed-55774822017-08-31 A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning Theofanopoulou, Constantina Boeckx, Cedric Jarvis, Erich D. Proc Biol Sci Neuroscience and Cognition Language acquisition in humans and song learning in songbirds naturally happen as a social learning experience, providing an excellent opportunity to reveal social motivation and reward mechanisms that boost sensorimotor learning. Our knowledge about the molecules and circuits that control these social mechanisms for vocal learning and language is limited. Here we propose a hypothesis of a role for oxytocin (OT) in the social motivation and evolution of vocal learning and language. Building upon existing evidence, we suggest specific neural pathways and mechanisms through which OT might modulate vocal learning circuits in specific developmental stages. The Royal Society 2017-08-30 2017-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5577482/ /pubmed/28835557 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0988 Text en © 2017 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience and Cognition Theofanopoulou, Constantina Boeckx, Cedric Jarvis, Erich D. A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
title | A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
title_full | A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
title_fullStr | A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
title_full_unstemmed | A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
title_short | A hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
title_sort | hypothesis on a role of oxytocin in the social mechanisms of speech and vocal learning |
topic | Neuroscience and Cognition |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5577482/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28835557 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0988 |
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