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Communication is a keystone of animal behavior. However, the physiological states underlying natural vocal signaling are still largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the correlation of affective vocal utterances with concomitant cardiorespiratory mechanisms. We telemetrically recorded electrocardiography, blood pressure, and physical activity in six freely moving and interacting cynomolgus monkeys (). Our results demonstrate that vocal onsets are strengthened during states of sympathetic activation, and are phase locked to a slower Mayer wave and a faster heart rate signal at ∼2.5 Hz. Vocalizations are coupled with a distinct peri-vocal physiological signature based on which we were able to predict the onset of vocal output using three machine learning classification models. These findings emphasize the role of cardiorespiratory mechanisms correlated with vocal onsets to optimize arousal levels and minimize energy expenditure during natural vocal production.
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Laboratory of Molecular Neurodegeneration, Graduate School of Biomedical Systems and Technologies, Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, NorthWest University, Mahikeng, South Africa.
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September 2025
Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Vocal communication is a complex social behavior that entails the integration of auditory perception and vocal production. Both anatomical and functional evidence have implicated the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), including area 32, in these processes, but the dynamics of neural responses in area 32 during naturalistic vocal interactions remain poorly understood. Here, we addressed this by recording the activity of single area 32 neurons using chronically implanted ultra high density Neuropixels probes in freely moving male common marmosets () engaged in an antiphonal calling paradigm in which they exchanged long-distance "phee" calls with a virtual conspecific.
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August 2025
Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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