Mammalian vocal communication as a model for human language; from genes and brains to behaviour

哺乳动物的声音交流作为人类语言的模型；

基本信息

批准号：
MR/T021985/1
负责人：
Sonja Vernes
金额：
$ 155.93万
依托单位：
University of St Andrews
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FT021985%2F1
关键词：
Mammalian vocal communication model human

项目摘要

Our ability to communicate via spoken language requires a complex skill set built upon cognitive and physiological processes. I aim to discover the biological bases of language related skills and understand how they unite to create the sophisticated social communication system that is language. Bats present a unique opportunity to shed light on these issues because they are an extraordinary group of animals with intricate social structures and communication abilities. They feature speech and language relevant traits such as vocal learning - the ability to learn new vocalisations, a crucial component of how we learn to speak. However this potential has rarely been exploited. My goal is to use bat models to understand the biological encoding of social-vocal communication abilities. By comparing these findings with other mammals and with humans, it will be possible to shed light on mechanisms by which human language evolved.Specifically, I will explore the behavioural abilities that bats have to learn new vocalisations in a social context, and compare this with other vocal learning mammals (e.g. seals, dolphins). I will investigate the neurobiological, genetic, and genomic factors contributing to these abilities. And I will integrate findings from human language disorder studies to identify parallels between the mechanisms that allow these social-vocal communicative behaviours in bats and other mammals, to those that underscore human language abilities and evolution.

我们通过口语交流的能力需要建立在认知和生理过程的基础上的复杂技能。我的目标是发现与语言相关的技能的生物学基础，并了解他们如何团结起来建立精致的社交交流系统。蝙蝠提供了一个独特的机会来阐明这些问题，因为它们是具有复杂社会结构和沟通能力的非凡动物。它们具有语音和语言相关的特征，例如人声学习 - 学习新发声的能力，这是我们学会说话的关键组成部分。但是，这种潜力很少被利用。我的目标是使用BAT模型来了解社会声音沟通能力的生物编码。通过将这些发现与其他哺乳动物和人类进行比较，可以阐明人类语言进化的机制。特别是，我将探索蝙蝠必须在社交环境中学习新发声的行为能力，并将其与其他声音学习哺乳动物进行比较（例如，海豹，海豹，海豚）。我将研究导致这些能力的神经生物学，遗传和基因组因素。我将从人类语言障碍研究中整合发现，以确定允许蝙蝠和其他哺乳动物的这些社会声音沟通行为的机制之间的相似之处，以强调人类语言能力和进化。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（10）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Chiropterans Are a Hotspot for Horizontal Transfer of DNA Transposons in Mammalia.

DOI：
10.1093/molbev/msad092
发表时间：
2023-05-02
期刊：
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
影响因子：
10.7
作者：
Paulat, Nicole S.;Storer, Jessica M.;Moreno-Santillan, Diana D.;Osmanski, Austin B.;Sullivan, Kevin A. M.;Grimshaw, Jenna R.;Korstian, Jennifer;Halsey, Michaela;Garcia, Carlos J.;Crookshanks, Claudia;Roberts, Jaquelyn;Smit, Arian F. A.;Hubley, Robert;Rosen, Jeb;Teeling, Emma C.;Vernes, Sonja C.;Myers, Eugene;Pippel, Martin;Brown, Thomas;Hiller, Michael;Rojas, Danny;Davalos, Liliana M.;Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin;Karlsson, Elinor K.;Ray, David A.
通讯作者：
Ray, David A.

DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits