Vocal communication : The enigmatic production of low-frequency purrs in cats
Reby, David and Anikin, Andrey LU
(2023)
In Current Biology
33(23).
p.1236-1237
- Abstract
- Cat purring, the unusual, pulsed vibration that epitomizes comfort, enjoys a special status in the world of vocal communication research. Indeed, it has long been flagged as a rare exception to the dominant theory of voice production in mammals. A new study presents histological and biomechanical evidence that purring can occur passively, without needing muscle vibration in the larynx controlled by an independent neural oscillator.
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- author
- Reby, David
and Anikin, Andrey
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Current Biology
- volume
- 33
- issue
- 23
- pages
- 2 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85178179954
- pmid:38052174
- ISSN
- 1879-0445
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.033
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 4eb3ec62-4280-4a99-b2db-c7ec460c3298
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