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Overview

Uwe Jürgens is affiliated with the German Primate Center in Germany. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Social Sciences, and Computer Science. This multi-domain expertise is reflected in the diverse subfields they contribute to, such as Developmental Biology, Cultural Studies, and Signal Processing.

Their body of work focuses primarily on topics related to Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Language and Cultural Evolution, as well as Music and Audio Processing. These themes highlight a scientific interest in the biological and social underpinnings of vocalization, communication, and the evolution of language and culture in both animals and humans.

Among recent publications, the notable paper titled "Evolutionary loss of complexity in human vocal anatomy as an adaptation for speech" was published in 2022 in the journal Science. This work addresses changes in vocal anatomy associated with speech adaptation. It has received academic attention and citations within the field.

Jürgens collaborates with various researchers, frequently co-authoring with the following colleagues:

  • Takeshi Nishimura
  • Isao T. Tokuda
  • Shigehiro Miyachi
  • Jacob C. Dunn
  • Christian T. Herbst

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the journal Science, contributing to the broader scientific discourse in evolutionary biology and communication studies.

Jürgens' work is characterized by an integration of biological and computational methods, reflecting the complex interplay between physiology, behavior, and cultural influences in vocal communication and language evolution.

Best Publications

  • Neural pathways underlying vocal control.

    Uwe Jürgens

  • The neural control of vocalization in mammals: a review.

    U. Jürgens

  • Cerebral representation of vocalization in the squirrel monkey.

    Uwe Jürgens;Detlev Ploog

  • Role of the periaqueductal grey in vocal expression of emotion

    U. Jürgens;R. Pratt

  • The efferent and afferent connections of the supplementary motor area

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  • The role of the periaqueductal grey in vocal behaviour.

    U. Jürgens

  • Acoustical correlates of affective prosody.

    Kurt Hammerschmidt;Uwe Jürgens

  • Vocalization as an Emotional Indicator

    U. Jürgens

  • Projections from the 'cingular' vocalization area in the squirrel monkey

    Peter Müller-Preuss;Uwe Jürgens

  • On the role of the anterior cingulate cortex in phonation: A case report.

    U. Jürgens;D. von Cramon

  • Projections from the cortical larynx area in the squirrel monkey.

    Jürgens U

  • The cingular vocalization pathway in the squirrel monkey.

    U Jürgens;R Pratt

  • Cortical lesion effects and vocalization in the squirrel monkey

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  • Current topics in primate vocal communication

    Elke Zimmermann;John D. Newman;Uwe Jürgens

  • ON THE VOCAL EXPRESSION OF EMOTION. A MULTI-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT STATES OF AVERSION IN THE SQUIRREL MONKEY

    Claudia Fichtel;Kurt Hammerschmidt;Uwe Jürgens

  • Efferent subcortical projections of the laryngeal motorcortex in the rhesus monkey

    Kristina Simonyan;Uwe Jürgens

  • Acoustic Analyses of Developmental Changes and Emotional Expression in the Preverbal Vocalizations of Infants

    Elisabeth Scheiner;Kurt Hammerschmidt;Uwe Jürgens;Petra Zwirner

  • Reinforcing concomitants of electrically elicited vocalizations.

    Jürgens U

  • The Effects of Deep-Reaching Lesions in the Cortical Face Area on Phonation a Combined Case Report and Experimental Monkey Study

    U. Jürgens;A. Kirzinger;D. von Cramon

  • Glutamate-induced vocalization in the squirrel monkey.

    Uwe Jürgens;Karl Richter

  • On the Role of the Pontine Brainstem in Vocal Pattern Generation: A Telemetric Single-Unit Recording Study in the Squirrel Monkey

    Steffen R. Hage;Uwe Jürgens

  • Convergent projections of different limbic vocalization areas in the squirrel monkey.

    U. Jürgens;P. Müller-Preuss

  • Amygdalar vocalization pathways in the squirrel monkey

    U. Jürgens

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristina Simonyan
Kristina Simonyan Harvard University
Günter Ehret
Günter Ehret University of Ulm
Nihal C. de Lanerolle
Nihal C. de Lanerolle Yale University

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