Erich Jarvis
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Erich Jarvis is an American professor at Rockefeller University.[1][2] He is the head of a team of researchers who study the neurobiology of vocal learning, a critical behavioral substrate for spoken language. By studying animals including songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds, his research attempts to show that bird groups have similar learning abilities to humans in the context of sound, such as learning new sounds and then passing on vocal repertoires from one generation to the next.[3] Jarvis focuses on the molecular pathways involved in the perception and production of learned vocalizations, and the development of brain circuits for vocal learning.
Erich D. Jarvis | |
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Born | (1965-05-06)May 6, 1965 Harlem, New York City, NY, USA |
Nationality | American |
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Known for | Birdsong, language |
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Fields | Neuroscience |
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In 2002, the National Science Foundation awarded Jarvis the Alan T. Waterman Award.[4] In 2005 he was awarded the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award[5] providing funding for five years to researchers pursuing innovative approaches to biomedical research. In 2008, Jarvis was selected as Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.[6]