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Animals communicate best at the rhythm of brain waves

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This is a correction notice for a previously published article in PLOS Biology examining acoustic communication patterns across animal species. The original research investigated whether animal vocalizations share common rhythmic properties that align with the neural delta frequency range (approximately 1-4 Hz), which is associated with processing temporal information in the brain. The correction addresses errors or updates to the original publication's content.


Understanding universal rhythmic patterns in animal communication could provide insights into the evolutionary origins of language and communication systems. This research may inform our understanding of how neural processing constraints shape communication across species, including humans.


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by Theophane Piette, Chundra Cathcart, Chiara Barbieri, Keesha Martin Ming, Didier Grandjean, Balthasar Bickel, Eloïse Déaux, Anne-Lise Giraud

Source: Correction: Animal acoustic communication has a conserved optimal rhythm within the neural delta range