Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest's research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.
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episode 118: Episode 118 -- Sam Sober PhD
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Sam Sober (Emory/Ga Tech) discusses how the brain solves the problem of which errors to use to drive behavior and learning in the vocal learning system of songbirds. He also discusses the importance of understanding the biomechanics of the bird vocal organ as a way to understand the mapping between neurons and the motor control involved in singing.
Duration: 45 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Salma Quraishi (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Fidel Santamaria (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
Todd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.