Jonathan Benichov
Universitair docent
- Naam
- Dr. J.I. Benichov
- Telefoon
- 071 5275980
- j.i.benichov@biology.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2769-2740
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Grants and awards
- German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Grant (Principal Investigator, 2021 – 2024)
- Konishi Neuroethology Research Award (International Society for Neuroethology, 2018)
- The City University of New York Science Scholarship, (2010 – 2015)
Key publications
- Norton*, Benichov*, et al. (2022). A feedforward inhibitory premotor circuit for auditory-vocal interactions in zebra finches. PNAS, 119(23). *Equal contributions. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2118448119
- Benichov & Vallentin (2020). Inhibition within a premotor circuit controls the timing of vocal turn-taking in zebra finches. Nature Communications, 11, 221. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13938-0
- Benichov et al. (2016). The forebrain song system mediates predictive call timing in female and male zebra finches. Current Biology, 26(3), 309–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.037
Biography
Positions
2025 – Present: Assistant Professor in Avian Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands
2025 – Present: Guest Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany
2021 – 2024: Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany
2016 – 2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, P.I.: Daniela Vallentin, Ph.D.
2019 – 2021: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany
2016 – 2019: Institute of Behavioral Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2010 – 2016: Graduate Researcher and Lecturer, P.I.: Ofer Tchernichovski, D.V.M., Ph.D.
2012 – 2016: Department of Psychology, Hunter College, USA
2010 – 2012: Biology Department, The City College of New York, USA
2007 – 2010: Research Specialist/Lab Manager, P.I.: Arthur Wingfield, D.Phil., Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, USA
Education
2015: Ph.D. in Biology: Neuroscience, Advisor: Ofer Tchernichovski, D.V.M., Ph.D., The City University of New York, USA
2007: B.S. in Cognitive Science, Advisor: Michael T. Turvey, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, USA
Universitair docent
- Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
- Instituut Biologie Leiden
- IBL Animal Sciences
- Costalunga G., Vallentin D. & Benichov J.I. (2024), A neuroethological view of the multifaceted sensory influences on birdsong, Current Opinion in Neurobiology 86: 102867.
- Costalunga G., Carpena C.S., Seltmann S., Benichov J.I. & Vallentin D. (2023), Wild nightingales flexibly match whistle pitch in real time, Current Biology 33(15): 3169-3178.
- Sibille J., Gehr C., Benichov J.I., Balasubramanian H., Teh K.L., Lupashina T., Vallentin D. & Kremkow J. (2022), High-density electrode recordings reveal strong and specific connections between retinal ganglion cells and midbrain neurons, Nature Communications 13: 5218.
- Norton P., Benichov J.I., Pexirra M., Schreiber S. & Vallentin D. (2022), A feedforward inhibitory premotor circuit for auditory–vocal interactions in zebra finches, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(23): e2118448119.
- Benichov J.I. & Vallentin D. (2020), Inhibition within a premotor circuit controls the timing of vocal turn-taking in zebra finches, Nature Communications 11: 221.
- Benichov J.I., Globerson E. & Tchernichovski O (2016), Finding the beat: from socially coordinated vocalizations in songbirds to rhythmic entrainment in humans, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 10: 255.
- Benichov J.I., Benezra S.E., Vallentin D., Globerson E., Long M. A. & Tchernichovski O. (2016), The forebrain song system mediates predictive call timing in female and male zebra finches, Current Biology 26(3): 309-318.
- Piquado T., Benichov J.I., Brownell H. & Wingfield A. (2012), The hidden effect of hearing acuity on speech recall, and compensatory effects of self-paced listening, International Journal of Audiology 51(8): 576-583.
- Benichov J.I., Cox L.C., Tun P.A. & Wingfield A. (2012), Word recognition within a linguistic context: Effects of age, hearing acuity, verbal ability, and cognitive function, Ear and Hearing 33(2): 250-256.
- Tun P.A., Benichov J.I. & Wingfield A. (2010), Response latencies in auditory sentence comprehension: Effects of linguistic versus perceptual challenge, Psychology and Aging 25(3): 730-735.