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It has been established that the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and adjacent tegmentum is a critical area, in all vertebrates studied, for the control of vocalization. In previous chapters, Jürgens and Larson have reviewed much of the experimental data including the findings that vocalization can be evoked by electrical or chemical stimulation of the PAG (for review see also Bandler, 1988) and the evidence that destruction of the PAG blocks the ability to elicit acoustically normal vocalization from all other central sites.
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Davis, P.J., Zhang, S.P. (1991). What is the Role of the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray in Respiration and Vocalization?. In: Depaulis, A., Bandler, R. (eds) The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter. NATO ASI Series, vol 213. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3302-3_5
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