Dr.
Allison J. Doupe
(
–
)
1954
2014
University of California, San Francisco
;
San Francisco, CA
Psychiatrist; Physiologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Neurosciences
Elected
2008
Professor of Psychiatry and Physiology. Uses the birdsong system, a model for language acquisition, to provide general insights into brain mechanisms of motor skill learning and disease. Described experience-dependent neural signals essential for vocal flexibility throughout life, with properties appropriate for enabling motor exploration and social reinforcement of learning.
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