Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Humans and songbirds hear the same sounds, but organize them differently

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University have discovered that humans and songbirds use markedly different strategies to recognize sequences of complex sounds. The findings shed new light on how biology and experience shape the way we perceive complex sounds, with implicatio...

Humans and songbirds hear the same sounds, but organize them differently
Image: Phys.org
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University have discovered that humans and songbirds use markedly different strategies to recognize sequences of complex sounds. The findings shed new light on how biology and experience shape the way we perceive complex sounds, with implications for music and speech.

Originally published at Phys.org

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