Hybrid Monday Lecture Series
(open to the Rockefeller community)
Monday, December 1, 2025
Erich Jarvis, Ph.D.
Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language, The Rockefeller University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Enhancing Brain Circuits for Vocal Communication
Recommended Readings:
Lee, Chul, et al. “Amino acid patterns in independent lineages of vocal learning and other birds give insights into convergent evolution.” Genome Biology and Evolution (2025): evaf112.
Davenport, Matthew, et al. “Sex chromosome gene expression associated with vocal learning following hormonal manipulation in female zebra finches.” eLife 12 (2025): RP89425.
Sebastianelli, Matteo, et al. “A genomic basis of vocal rhythm in birds.” Nature Communications 15.1 (2024): 3095.
Audet, Jean-Nicolas, Mélanie Couture, and Erich D. Jarvis. “Songbird species that display more-complex vocal learning are better problem-solvers and have larger brains.” Science 381.6663 (2023): 1170-1175.
Davenport, Matthew H., and Erich D. Jarvis. “Birdsong neuroscience and the evolutionary substrates of learned vocalization.” Trends in Neurosciences 46.2 (2023): 97-99.
