Episode 118 -- Sam Sober PhD
Thursday, October 2, 2014
\nSam Sober (Emory/Ga Tech) discusses how the brain solves the problem of which errors to use to drive behavior and learning in the vocal learning system of songbirds. He also discusses the importance of understanding the biomechanics of the bird vocal organ as a way to understand the mapping between neurons and the motor control involved in singing.
\nDuration: 45 minutes
\nDiscussants:(in alphabetical order)
\nSalma Quraishi (Asst Prof, UTSA)
\nFidel Santamaria (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
\nTodd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
\nCharles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)
\nacknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.