Kevin Yackle

Jul 4, 2024 | elifesciences.org | Alastair Macdonald |Alina Hebling |Xin Wei |Kevin Yackle

eLife assessment This important study examines the relationship between expiratory airflow and vocal pitch in adult mice during the production of ultrasonic vocalizations and also identifies a molecularly defined population of brainstem neurons that regulates mouse vocal production across development. The evidence supporting the study's conclusions that expiratory airflow shapes vocal pitch and that these brainstem neurons preferentially regulate expiratory airflow is novel and compelling.