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Variability, Bayesian Inference, and Sensorimotor Learning

Variability, Bayesian Inference, and Sensorimotor Learning

Variability, Bayesian Inference, and Sensorimotor Learning

By combining long-term manipulations of auditory feedback with mathematical models of sensorimotor learning, we reveal the computational principles underlying vocal learning.

Related Publications

Zhou et al Figure 1
Chance, long tails, and inference in a non-Gaussian, Bayesian theory of vocal learning in songbirds
Zhou B, Hofmann D, Pinkoviezky I, Sober SJ, Nemenman I. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(36):E8538-E8546 (2018) [PDF]
Kelly and Sober 2014
A simple computational principle predicts vocal adaptation dynamics across age and error size
Kelly CW, Sober SJ. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience doi: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00075 (2014) [PDF] [DOI]