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Table 1 Adult age predicts vocal diversity. Results from Bayesian generalized linear models assessing the explanatory power of FoxP2 MMSt/VSP expression ratio (mean centered), adult age, and their interaction, in predicting each of the three vocal learning measures computed for audio-recording block 5. Negative estimates for effect sizes for Age indicate lower values for the older adult age class

From: Persistent vocal learning in an aging open-ended learner reflected in neural FoxP2 expression

   

95% Credible Interval

Response

Fixed effect

Estimate

Lower

Upper

Vocal diversity

FoxP2

-0.461

-3.672

2.717

Age

-1.071

-1.974

-0.172

FoxP2 x Age

-0.747

-5.444

3.979

Vocal plasticity

FoxP2

-1.564

-4.795

1.603

Age

0.080

-0.816

0.969

FoxP2 x Age

-0.901

-5.651

3.935

Vocal convergence

FoxP2

-0.506

-3.586

2.669

Age

-0.677

-1.499

0.167

FoxP2 x Age

1.079

-3.632

5.598

  1. Bold font indicates a factor whose credible interval for estimated effect size does not include zero