Bats also have well-developed acoustic communication abilities.
Our research examines similarities in the brain mechanisms used to analyze sonar echoes and social vocalizations, and may lead to insights concerning how humans perceive speech. A second focus of our research examines central auditory plasticity in response to changes in peripheral auditory function. The auditory thalamus in bats. A.N. Popper and R.R. Fay, eds. New York, pp.