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Crow experiments suggest switching to vocal communication requires extra mental effort

For animals that can produce vocalizations, choosing to emit a sound involves various neural processes. For instance, it entails controlling when to emit a sound and how loud and high-pitched the sound will be, while also adaptively switching between vocalizations and other behaviors in response to...

Crow experiments suggest switching to vocal communication requires extra mental effort
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For animals that can produce vocalizations, choosing to emit a sound involves various neural processes. For instance, it entails controlling when to emit a sound and how loud and high-pitched the sound will be, while also adaptively switching between vocalizations and other behaviors in response to changing circumstances.

Originally published at Phys.org

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