
EvolutionOctober 28, 2011
Are birds' tweets grammatical?
Danielle Perszyk is a social neuroscience researcher at the Yale Child Study Center, where she studies autism using electrophysiological methods. At Williams College, studying cognitive science and neuroscience, she wrote a thesis on the neural mechanisms underlying syntax in birdsong. She is interested in the mind from an evolutionary perspective and is pursuing her PhD in cognitive psychology. In addition to writing about science, Danielle enjoys playing capoeira, blues dancing, poi, and fiddling.