Definition of «vocal learning»

"Vocal learning" refers to the ability of certain animals, like birds and humans, to learn and imitate new sounds through vocalizations.

The study offered the first glimpse of the process of vocal learning in dolphins. (discovermagazine.com)
These differing views caused confusion about the sizes of the brain regions important for vocal learning. (sciencedaily.com)
Before now, some scientists had assumed that the regions surrounding the cores had nothing to do with vocal learning. (sciencedaily.com)
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