I’m happy to share a protocol we’ve been working on for building modular, synchronized multimodal data acquisition systems for systems neuroscience behavior rigs. @mbd1mbd1.bsky.social @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...

How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity.

“Specific expansion of motor cortical projections in a singing mouse” Great new work by @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social E. Isco @cliffscience.bsky.social @xmikezheng20.bsky.social @tonyzador.bsky.social & colleagues on the neural basis of vocal dexterity, now out in @nature.com 🧪🧠

Ever see a mouse stand on its hind legs and belt out a [email protected], @cliffscience.bsky.social, and @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social track this behavior in Alston’s singing mice. See what it might say about the origins of communication. cshl.edu/singing-mice-speak-volumes/

As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out! This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors. Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social

Important new work from @xmikezheng20.bsky.social @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social et al bit.ly/42dWcQN ethology+modeling+targeted neural manipulation —> new textbook example of how evolutionary tinkering can generate multiple behavioral modes with a single neural circuit #bioacoustics #prattle 💬

Parametric Modulation of a Shared Midbrain Circuit Drives Distinct Vocal Modes in a Singing Mouse https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.04.647309v1