Distinct neurons drive mice's social sounds and squeaks

Mice use almost completely distinct sets of neurons for their two different types of vocalizations—the squeaks they produce when in distress or fighting and the whistle-like ultrasonic vocalizations ...
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These singing mice squeak back and forth—and don't interrupt. Scientists found the brain pathway behind their impressive songs

When it comes to conversation, the closest the animal kingdom gets to humanlike abilities may be found in an unassuming Central American mouse. Alston’s singing mice let loose chirping songs that can ...
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Singing mice speak volumes: Brain mechanisms behind song production explored in new research

All mice squeak, but only some sing. Scotinomys teguina, aka Alston's singing mice, hail from the cloud forests of Costa Rica. More than 2,000 miles north, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) ...
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Scientists Put a Human Language Gene Into Mice And Changed Their Voice

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA. The gene is called NOVA1, and in our own species, it is remarkably unique. While ...
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A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deep

A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deep Deep Squeak is the name of an artificial intelligence program that was designed to detect the high-frequency ...
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Human speech gene gives mouse a baritone squeak

Mice can’t talk, but a transgenic rodent could shed light on the evolution of language. A team of German researchers has created mice with a human gene implicated in speech problems and thought to ...