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A cortically gated sensory reference to the basal ganglia guides vocal reinforcement learning in songbirds
Aditi Agarwal, Constance Scharff, Daniela Vallentin
This study shows that a sensory reference for vocal learning is gated through the basal ganglia in songbirds, with HVC providing a temporally aligned tutor signal to Area X.
DOI 10.64898/2026.11.11.765895