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List of works by Constance Scharff

"Bird Song Metronomics": Isochronous Organization of Zebra Finch Song Rhythm

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A comparative study of the behavioral deficits following lesions of various parts of the zebra finch song system: implications for vocal learning

scientific article (publication date: September 1991)

A molecular neuroethological approach for identifying and characterizing a cascade of behaviorally regulated genes

scientific article (publication date: 10 October 2006)

An evolutionary perspective on FoxP2: strictly for the birds?

scientific article published on 2 November 2005

Basal ganglia function, stuttering, sequencing, and repair in adult songbirds

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CNTNAP2 is a direct FoxP2 target in vitro and in vivo in zebra finches: complex regulation by age and activity

scientific article published on 10 May 2017

Calbindin expression in developing striatum of zebra finches and its relation to the formation of area X

scientific article published on February 1, 2013

Challenges for brain repair: insights from adult neurogenesis in birds and mammals

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Chasing fate and function of new neurons in adult brains

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Conspecific and heterospecific song discrimination in male zebra finches with lesions in the anterior forebrain pathway

scientific article published on July 1, 1998

Differential Song Deficits after Lentivirus-Mediated Knockdown of FoxP1, FoxP2, or FoxP4 in Area X of Juvenile Zebra Finches

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

Differential coexpression of FoxP1, FoxP2, and FoxP4 in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) song system

scientific article published on 2 April 2015

Diminished FoxP2 levels affect dopaminergic modulation of corticostriatal signaling important to song variability

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Does age matter in song bird vocal interactions? Results from interactive playback experiments

scientific article published on November 9, 2011

Drosophila FoxP mutants are deficient in operant self-learning

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Dynamic FoxP2 levels in male zebra finches are linked to morphology of adult-born Area X medium spiny neurons

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Early developmental stress negatively affects neuronal recruitment to avian song system nucleus HVC.

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

Egg-oviduct interaction initiates reproductive behavior

scientific article published on 01 March 1988

Evo-devo, deep homology and FoxP2: implications for the evolution of speech and language

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FOXP2 as a molecular window into speech and language

scientific article (publication date: April 2009)

Food for song: expression of c-Fos and ZENK in the zebra finch song nuclei during food aversion learning

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

For whom the bird sings: context-dependent gene expression

scientific article (publication date: October 1998)

FoxP expression identifies a Kenyon cell subtype in the honeybee mushroom bodies linking them to fruit fly αβc neurons.

scientific article published on 16 September 2017

FoxP in bees: A comparative study on the developmental and adult expression pattern in three bee species considering isoforms and circuitry.

scientific article published on 14 March 2018

FoxP2 directly regulates the reelin receptor VLDLR developmentally and by singing.

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FoxP2 expression in avian vocal learners and non-learners

scientific article (publication date: 31 March 2004)

FoxP2 in songbirds.

scientific article published on 19 July 2014

Fundamental constraints in synchronous muscle limit superfast motor control in vertebrates.

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Gene expression changes in the course of neural progenitor cell differentiation.

scientific article published in June 2004

General isochronous rhythm in echolocation calls and social vocalizations of the bat

scientific article published on 02 January 2019

Genetic components of vocal learning

scientific article published in June 2004

Genoarchitecture of the extended amygdala in zebra finch, and expression of FoxP2 in cell corridors of different genetic profile

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HVC interneurons are not renewed in adult male zebra finches.

scientific article published in March 2007

Identification of the neurotransmitter profile of AmFoxP expressing neurons in the honeybee brain using double-label in situ hybridization

scientific article published on 06 November 2018

Incomplete and inaccurate vocal imitation after knockdown of FoxP2 in songbird basal ganglia nucleus Area X.

scientific article published in December 2007

Knockdown of FoxP2 alters spine density in Area X of the zebra finch.

scientific article published on 6 July 2010

Learn it now, sing it later? Field and laboratory studies on song repertoire acquisition and song use in nightingales

scientific article published on 10 September 2014

Long-distance retinoid signaling in the zebra finch brain

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Maturation, Behavioral Activation, and Connectivity of Adult-Born Medium Spiny Neurons in a Striatal Song Nucleus

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Mutations in the polyglutamine binding protein 1 gene cause X-linked mental retardation

scientific article (publication date: December 2003)

Neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) is elevated in adult avian slow muscle fibers with multiple terminals

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Neurobiology of behavior

scientific article published on 09 November 2010

Neurobiology of human language and its evolution: primate and non-primate perspectives

scientific article published on 28 January 2013

Neurogenetics of birdsong

scientific article published on October 25, 2012

Point mutations in GLI3 lead to misregulation of its subcellular localization

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Principles of structure building in music, language and animal song

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Protein-Protein Interaction Among the FoxP Family Members and their Regulation of Two Target Genes, VLDLR and CNTNAP2 in the Zebra Finch Song System.

scientific article published on May 2017

Recruitment of FoxP2-expressing neurons to area X varies during song development

scientific article published in May 2007

Reference genes for quantitative gene expression studies in multiple avian species

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Selective expression of insulin-like growth factor II in the songbird brain.

scientific article published in September 1997

Singing mice, songbirds, and more: models for FOXP2 function and dysfunction in human speech and language

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Site-specific retinoic acid production in the brain of adult songbirds.

scientific article published in August 2000

Targeted neuronal death affects neuronal replacement and vocal behavior in adult songbirds

scientific article published in February 2000

Temporal regularity increases with repertoire complexity in the Australian pied butcherbird's song

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The evolutionary roots of creativity: mechanisms and motivations

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The genome of a songbird

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The songbird as a model for the generation and learning of complex sequential behaviors

scientific article published on January 2010

The songbird syrinx morphome: a three-dimensional, high-resolution, interactive morphological map of the zebra finch vocal organ

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The use of network analysis to study complex animal communication systems: a study on nightingale song.

scientific article published on 7 May 2014

Twitter evolution: converging mechanisms in birdsong and human speech

scientific article (publication date: November 2010)

What Pinnipeds Have to Say about Human Speech, Music, and the Evolution of Rhythm

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Who is who? Non-invasive methods to individually sex and mark altricial chicks

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Young and intense: FoxP2 immunoreactivity in Area X varies with age, song stereotypy, and singing in male zebra finches

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Young, active and well-connected: adult-born neurons in the zebra finch are activated during singing

scientific article published on 17 February 2015