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Dissimilarities in the vocal control over communication and echolocation calls in bats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17227683     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bats, like other mammals, use communication calls for social interaction, but rely at the same time on sophisticated echolocation systems for orientation and prey capture. Both call types are of laryngeal origin, but can be distinguished on the basis of their spectral and temporal features and apparently their functional involvement as well. Although they share a common final motor pathway, there is evidence that separate vocally active brainstem areas are involved in the functional control of communication and echolocation calls. This review summarizes findings that support the above assumption, and focus on the functional involvement of the periaqueductal gray, the paralemniscal area, and the nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus, in differentiated vocal control.
Authors:
Thomas Fenzl; Gerd Schuller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-12-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioural brain research     Volume:  182     ISSN:  0166-4328     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-31     Completed Date:  2007-10-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8004872     Medline TA:  Behav Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  173-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Neurogenetics of Sleep, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, D-80804 Munich, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Brain / anatomy & histology,  physiology*
Chiroptera / physiology*
Doppler Effect
Echolocation / physiology*
Neural Pathways / physiology
Sound Spectrography
Vocalization, Animal / physiology*

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