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Devin P Merullo

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Xiao L, Merullo D, Koch T, Cao M, Co M, Kulkarni A, et al.
Nat Commun . 2021 May; 12(1):2617. PMID: 33976169
Disruption of the transcription factor FoxP2, which is enriched in the basal ganglia, impairs vocal development in humans and songbirds. The basal ganglia are important for the selection and sequencing...
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Colquitt B, Merullo D, Konopka G, Roberts T, Brainard M
Science . 2021 Feb; 371(6530). PMID: 33574185
Birds display advanced behaviors, including vocal learning and problem-solving, yet lack a layered neocortex, a structure associated with complex behavior in mammals. To determine whether these behavioral similarities result from...
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Lattin C, Merullo D, Riters L, Carson R
Sci Rep . 2019 Jul; 9(1):10407. PMID: 31320692
Individual physiological variation may underlie individual differences in behaviour in response to stressors. This study tested the hypothesis that individual variation in dopamine and corticosteroid physiology in wild house sparrows...
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Kulkarni A, Anderson A, Merullo D, Konopka G
Curr Opin Biotechnol . 2019 Apr; 58:129-136. PMID: 30978643
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a promising approach to study the transcriptomes of individual cells in the brain and the central nervous system (CNS). This technology acts as a bridge...
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Spool J, Merullo D, Zhao C, Riters L
Horm Behav . 2018 Nov; 107:1-10. PMID: 30423316
In seasonally breeding animals, changes in photoperiod and sex-steroid hormones may modify sexual behavior in part by altering the activity of neuromodulators, including opioids and dopamine. In rats and birds,...
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Merullo D, Asogwa C, Sanchez-Valpuesta M, Hayase S, Pattnaik B, Wada K, et al.
Dev Neurobiol . 2018 Mar; 78(7):671-686. PMID: 29569407
Learned vocalizations are important for communication in some vertebrate taxa. The neural circuitry for the learning and production of vocalizations is well known in songbirds, many of which learn songs...
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Merullo D, Spool J, Zhao C, Riters L
J Chem Neuroanat . 2018 Feb; 89:1-10. PMID: 29407461
Animals communicate in distinct social contexts to convey information specific to those contexts, such as sexual or agonistic motivation. In seasonally-breeding male songbirds, seasonal changes in day length and increases...
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Riters L, Spool J, Merullo D, Hahn A
Behav Processes . 2017 Oct; 163:91-98. PMID: 29031813
In adult songbirds, the primary functions of song are mate attraction and territory defense; yet, many songbirds sing at high rates as juveniles and outside these primary contexts as adults....
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Hahn A, Merullo D, Spool J, Angyal C, Stevenson S, Riters L
Neuroscience . 2017 Feb; 346:255-266. PMID: 28147243
Vocal communication is required for successful social interactions in numerous species. During the breeding season, songbirds produce songs that are reinforced by behavioral consequences (e.g., copulation). However, some songbirds also...
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Merullo D, Angyal C, Stevenson S, Riters L
Brain Behav Evol . 2016 Sep; 88(2):81-92. PMID: 27614972
Some animals, including songbirds, vocalize at high rates when alone or in large groups. In songbirds, vocal behavior in these contexts is important for song learning and group cohesion. It...