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A Lightweight, Headphones-based System for Manipulating Auditory Feedback in Songbirds
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A Lightweight, Headphones-based System for Manipulating Auditory Feedback in Songbirds

A Lightweight, Headphones-based System for Manipulating Auditory Feedback in Songbirds

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November 26, 2012

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10.3791/50027-v

DOI:
10.3791/50027-v

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10:13 min
November 26, 2012

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1Department of Biology,Emory University, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program,Emory University, 3Program in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology,Emory University

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We describe the design and assembly of miniaturized headphones suitable for replacing a songbird’s natural auditory feedback with a manipulated acoustic signal. Online sound processing hardware is used to manipulate song output, introduce real-time errors in auditory feedback via the headphones, and drive vocal motor learning.

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Hoffmann, L. A., Kelly, C. W., Nicholson, D. A., Sober, S. J. A Lightweight, Headphones-based System for Manipulating Auditory Feedback in Songbirds. J. Vis. Exp. (69), e50027, doi:10.3791/50027 (2012).

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