Category Learning: Top-Down Effects Are Not Unique to Humans
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Human infants use top-down information to learn the sound category of their language. A new study using an artificial language containing species-specific vocalizations shows that songbirds may rely on a similar mechanism.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015