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Molecular Microcircuitry Underlies Functional Specification in a Basal Ganglia Circuit Dedicated to Vocal Learning by Hilliard, Austin T., Miller, Julie E., Fraley, Elizabeth R., Horvath, Steve, White, Stephanie A.

“…Similarities between speech and birdsong make songbirds advantageous for investigating the neurogenetics of learned vocal communication—a complex phenotype…”
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Inhibition of miR-128 Enhances Vocal Sequence Organization in Juvenile Songbirds by Aamodt, Caitlin M, White, Stephanie A

“…The molecular mechanisms underlying learned vocal communication are not well characterized. This is a major barrier for developing treatments for conditions…”
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Striatal FoxP2 is actively regulated during songbird sensorimotor learning by Teramitsu, Ikuko, Poopatanapong, Amy, Torrisi, Salvatore, White, Stephanie A

“…Mutations in the FOXP2 transcription factor lead to language disorders with developmental onset. Accompanying structural abnormalities in cortico-striatal…”
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Distribution of language-related Cntnap2 protein in neural circuits critical for vocal learning by Condro, Michael C., White, Stephanie A.

“…ABSTRACT Variants of the contactin associated protein‐like 2 (Cntnap2) gene are risk factors for language‐related disorders including autism spectrum disorder,…”
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VoICE: A semi-automated pipeline for standardizing vocal analysis across models by Burkett, Zachary D., Day, Nancy F., Peñagarikano, Olga, Geschwind, Daniel H., White, Stephanie A.

“…The study of vocal communication in animal models provides key insight to the neurogenetic basis for speech and communication disorders. Current methods for…”
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Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brainstem nuclei by Reiner, Anton, Perkel, David J., Bruce, Laura L., Butler, Ann B., Csillag, András, Kuenzel, Wayne, Medina, Loreta, Paxinos, George, Shimizu, Toru, Striedter, Georg, Wild, Martin, Ball, Gregory F., Durand, Sarah, Gütürkün, Onur, Lee, Diane W., Mello, Claudio V., Powers, Alice, White, Stephanie A., Hough, Gerald, Kubikova, Lubica, Smulders, Tom V., Wada, Kazuhiro, Dugas‐Ford, Jennifer, Husband, Scott, Yamamoto, Keiko, Yu, Jing, Siang, Connie, Jarvis, Erich D.

“…The standard nomenclature that has been used for many telencephalic and related brainstem structures in birds is based on flawed assumptions of homology to…”
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JAKMIP1, a Novel Regulator of Neuronal Translation, Modulates Synaptic Function and Autistic-like Behaviors in Mouse by Berg, Jamee M., Lee, Changhoon, Chen, Leslie, Galvan, Laurie, Cepeda, Carlos, Chen, Jane Y., Peñagarikano, Olga, Stein, Jason L., Li, Alvin, Oguro-Ando, Asami, Miller, Jeremy A., Vashisht, Ajay A., Starks, Mary E., Kite, Elyse P., Tam, Eric, Gdalyahu, Amos, Al-Sharif, Noor B., Burkett, Zachary D., White, Stephanie A., Fears, Scott C., Levine, Michael S., Wohlschlegel, James A., Geschwind, Daniel H.

“…Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heritable, common neurodevelopmental disorder with diverse genetic causes. Several studies have implicated protein…”
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Vocalization Deficits in Mice Over-Expressing Alpha-Synuclein, a Model of Pre-Manifest Parkinson's Disease by Grant, Laura M, Richter, Franziska, Miller, Julie E, White, Stephanie A, Fox, Cynthia M, Zhu, Chunni, Chesselet, Marie-Francoise, Ciucci, Michelle R

“…Communication and swallowing deficits are common in Parkinson's disease (PD). Evidence indicates that voice and speech dysfunction manifest early, prior to…”
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A Molecular Neuroethological Approach for Identifying and Characterizing a Cascade of Behaviorally Regulated Genes by Wada, Kazuhiro, Howard, Jason T., McConnell, Patrick, Whitney, Osceola, Lints, Thierry, Rivas, Miriam V., Horita, Haruhito, Patterson, Michael A., White, Stephanie A., Scharff, Constance, Haesler, Sebastian, Zhao, Shengli, Sakaguchi, Hironobu, Hagiwara, Masatoshi, Shiraki, Toshiyuki, Hirozane-Kishikawa, Tomoko, Skene, Pate, Hayashizaki, Yoshihide, Carninci, Piero, Jarvis, Erich D.

“…Songbirds have one of the most accessible neural systems for the study of brain mechanisms of behavior. However, neuroethological studies in songbirds have…”
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FoxP2 isoforms delineate spatiotemporal transcriptional networks for vocal learning in the zebra finch by Burkett, Zachary Daniel, Day, Nancy F, Kimball, Todd Haswell, Aamodt, Caitlin M, Heston, Jonathan B, Hilliard, Austin T, Xiao, Xinshu, White, Stephanie A

“…Human speech is one of the few examples of vocal learning among mammals yet ~half of avian species exhibit this ability. Its neurogenetic basis is largely…”
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Distinct neurogenomic states in basal ganglia subregions relate differently to singing behavior in songbirds by Hilliard, Austin T, Miller, Julie E, Horvath, Steve, White, Stephanie A

“…Both avian and mammalian basal ganglia are involved in voluntary motor control. In birds, such movements include hopping, perching and flying. Two…”
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Birdsong Decreases Protein Levels of FoxP2, a Molecule Required for Human Speech by Miller, Julie E, Spiteri, Elizabeth, Condro, Michael C, Dosumu-Johnson, Ryan T, Geschwind, Daniel H, White, Stephanie A

“…1 Department of Physiological Science, 2 Molecular, Cellular, Integrative Physiology Program, 3 Department of Neurology and Semel Institute and Department of…”
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Song practice promotes acute vocal variability at a key stage of sensorimotor learning by Miller, Julie E, Hilliard, Austin T, White, Stephanie A

“…Trial by trial variability during motor learning is a feature encoded by the basal ganglia of both humans and songbirds, and is important for reinforcement of…”
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Singing Mice, Songbirds, and More: Models for FOXP2 Function and Dysfunction in Human Speech and Language by White, Stephanie A, Fisher, Simon E, Geschwind, Daniel H, Scharff, Constance, Holy, Timothy E

“…In 2001, a point mutation in the forkhead box P2 (FOXP2) coding sequence was identified as the basis of an inherited speech and language disorder suffered by…”
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Language-related Cntnap2 gene is differentially expressed in sexually dimorphic song nuclei essential for vocal learning in songbirds by Panaitof, S. Carmen, Abrahams, Brett S., Dong, Hongmei, Geschwind, Daniel H., White, Stephanie A.

“…Multiple studies, involving distinct clinical populations, implicate contactin associated protein‐like 2 (CNTNAP2) in aspects of language development and…”
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Social regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone by White, Stephanie A, Nguyen, Tuan, Fernald, Russell D

“…Behavioral interactions among social animals can regulate both reproductive behavior and fertility. A prime example of socially regulated reproduction occurs…”
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Recent Advances in the Genetics of Vocal Learning by Condro, Michael C, White, Stephanie A

“…Language is a complex communicative behavior unique to humans, and its genetic basis is poorly understood. Genes associated with human speech and language…”
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Birdsong as a window into language origins and evolutionary neuroscience by Aamodt, Caitlin M, Farias-Virgens, Madza, White, Stephanie A

“…Humans and songbirds share the key trait of vocal learning, manifested in speech and song, respectively. Striking analogies between these behaviours include…”
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Behavior-linked FoxP2 regulation enables zebra finch vocal learning by Heston, Jonathan B, White, Stephanie A

“…Mutations in the FOXP2 transcription factor cause an inherited speech and language disorder, but how FoxP2 contributes to learning of these vocal communication…”
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Basal ganglia: Bursting with song by Coleman, Melissa J., White, Stephanie A.

“…The songs of mature zebra finches are notoriously repetitious, or ‘crystallized’. Despite this stability, new work reveals that chronic pharmacologically…”
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