Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations
Human and non-human primates produce rhythmical sounds as soon as they are born. These early vocalizations are important for soliciting the attention of caregivers. How they develop remains a mystery. The orofacial movements necessary for producing these vocalizations have distinct spatiotemporal si...
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| author | Darshana Z Narayanan Daniel Y Takahashi Lauren M Kelly Sabina I Hlavaty Junzhou Huang Asif A Ghazanfar |
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| description | Human and non-human primates produce rhythmical sounds as soon as they are born. These early vocalizations are important for soliciting the attention of caregivers. How they develop remains a mystery. The orofacial movements necessary for producing these vocalizations have distinct spatiotemporal signatures. Therefore, their development could potentially be tracked over the course of prenatal life. We densely and longitudinally sampled fetal head and orofacial movements in marmoset monkeys using ultrasound imaging. We show that orofacial movements necessary for producing rhythmical vocalizations differentiate from a larger movement pattern that includes the entire head. We also show that signature features of marmoset infant contact calls emerge prenatally as a distinct pattern of orofacial movements. Our results establish that aspects of the sensorimotor development necessary for vocalizing occur prenatally, even before the production of sound. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-948b444e440647399752338be7da3bf72022-12-22T02:05:49ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2022-07-011110.7554/eLife.78485Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizationsDarshana Z Narayanan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3553-1875Daniel Y Takahashi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-001XLauren M Kelly2Sabina I Hlavaty3Junzhou Huang4Asif A Ghazanfar5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1960-7470Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States; Department of Psychology , Princeton University, Princeton, United StatesPrinceton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States; Department of Psychology , Princeton University, Princeton, United StatesPrinceton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States; Department of Psychology , Princeton University, Princeton, United StatesDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United StatesPrinceton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, United States; Department of Psychology , Princeton University, Princeton, United StatesHuman and non-human primates produce rhythmical sounds as soon as they are born. These early vocalizations are important for soliciting the attention of caregivers. How they develop remains a mystery. The orofacial movements necessary for producing these vocalizations have distinct spatiotemporal signatures. Therefore, their development could potentially be tracked over the course of prenatal life. We densely and longitudinally sampled fetal head and orofacial movements in marmoset monkeys using ultrasound imaging. We show that orofacial movements necessary for producing rhythmical vocalizations differentiate from a larger movement pattern that includes the entire head. We also show that signature features of marmoset infant contact calls emerge prenatally as a distinct pattern of orofacial movements. Our results establish that aspects of the sensorimotor development necessary for vocalizing occur prenatally, even before the production of sound.https://elifesciences.org/articles/78485marmosetcallithrix jacchusvocal developmentfetal action |
| spellingShingle | Darshana Z Narayanan Daniel Y Takahashi Lauren M Kelly Sabina I Hlavaty Junzhou Huang Asif A Ghazanfar Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations eLife marmoset callithrix jacchus vocal development fetal action |
| title | Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations |
| title_full | Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations |
| title_fullStr | Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations |
| title_short | Prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations |
| title_sort | prenatal development of neonatal vocalizations |
| topic | marmoset callithrix jacchus vocal development fetal action |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/78485 |
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