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出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201275119
关键词
auditory feedback; echolocation; vocal production control; Kalman filter; human speech
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31970426]
- Human Frontier Science Program [CDA00009/2019-C]
- NSF Brain Initiative [NCS-FO 1734744]
- Air Force Office for Scientific Research Grant [FA9550-14-1-0398NIFTI]
- Office of Naval Research [N00014-17-1-2736]
This study investigates the audiovocal control in the echolocation of bats and finds that it shares the same computational principles as human speech. Through experiments and mathematical modeling, the researchers confirm their hypothesis and provide insights into the shared mechanisms between humans and other mammals in audiovocal control.
Fine audiovocal control is a hallmark of human speech production and depends on precisely coordinated muscle activity guided by sensory feedback. Little is known about shared audiovocal mechanisms between humans and other mammals We hypothesized that real-time audiovocal control in bat echolocation uses the same computational principles as human speech. To test the prediction of this hypothesis, we applied state feedback control (SFC) theory to the analysis of call frequency adjustments in the echolocating bat, Hipposideros armiger. This model organism exhibits well-developed audiovocal control to sense its surroundings via echolocation. Our experimental paradigm was analogous to one implemented in human subjects. We measured the bats' vocal responses to spectrally altered echolocation calls. Individual bats exhibited highly distinct patterns of vocal compensation to these altered calls. Our findings mirror typical observations of speech control in humans listening to spectrally altered speech. Using mathematical modeling, we determined that the same computational principles of SFC apply to bat echolocation and human speech, confirming the prediction of our hypothesis.
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