Singing in the Brain

Grasping the implications for the health of the brain, mind, and nervous system is perhaps the greatest challenge facing 21st-century science. To lead the way, Columbia University has established the Zuckerman Institute for the pursuit of interdisciplinary and collaborative research in brain science.

Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

Please join us on February 6, 2020, as Dr. Woolley explains how early experience tunes the brain for social communication.

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

***DATE CHANGE: Please note this event will now take place on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020. We recognize this is a last minute change and apologize for any disruption it may cause.  We hope to still see you there!***Singing in the Brain: how early experience tunes the brain for social communicationThe young brain learning to communicate with hearing and voice builds auditory and vocal motor circuits that are functionally coupled to perceive and produce particular sounds. Sarah Woolley has helped decode how the brain interprets vocalizations — and what happens during development when those sounds are disrupted. Her research could shed important light on developmental disorders associated with speech and communication. In this conversation, Dr. Woolley will discuss progress using songbirds to understand how early social experience tunes the auditory system for vocal communication. <a href="https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/sarah-mn-woolley-phd" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sarah Woolley, PhD </a>is Professor and former Chair in the Department of Psychology. She directs the Communication Neuroscience Laboratory in the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and is a member of the Kavli Institute for Brain Science. Dr. Woolley’s research on the neuroscience of social communication focuses on songbirds to decipher the neural and behavioral mechanisms of vocal learning and communication. Songbirds share with humans the extremely rare capacity to learn communication vocalizations from adult tutors during development. They serve as the principal animal model for understanding how the brain uses early experience to develop of vocal behaviors and auditory perceptual skills for social communication.This conversation will be moderated by Amy Norovich, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Bendesky Lab at the Columbia University&#x27;s Zuckerman Institute.Wednesday, February 6, 2020Lecture: 6:30 - 8:00 PM <a href="https://journalism.columbia.edu/contact-information" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism </a>Lecture Hall (3rd Floor)2950 Broadway (at 116th Street)New York, NY RSVP by Wednesday, January 29, 2020Registration is required; Seating is first come, first served.This event will also be live streamedFor more information about this event, please contact the Zuckerman Institute at zuckermaninstitute@columbia.edu This talk is part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture series, offered free to the public to enhance understanding of the biology of the mind and the complexity of human behavior. The lectures are hosted by Columbia’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

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