Erich Jarvis is an American professor at Rockefeller University, where he leads a team researching the neurobiology of vocal learning. His work explores how animals such as songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds learn and pass on vocal repertoires, drawing comparisons to human spoken language. Jarvis investigates the molecular pathways involved in the perception and production of learned vocalizations, as well as the development of brain circuits essential for vocal learning.