Scientists have found that regions of the brain involved in planning and controlling complex vocal sequences may also be necessary for memorizing sounds that serve as models for vocal imitation. This discovery was made while studying how birds master songs used in courtship. In a paper appearing in the September 2012 issue of the journal iNature Neuroscience/i, researchers at Duke and Harvard universities observed the imitative vocal learning habits of male ...Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Shedding Light on Brain Circuits and Learning Are Songbirds
Scientists have found that regions of the brain involved in planning and controlling complex vocal sequences may also be necessary for memorizing sounds that serve as models for vocal imitation. This discovery was made while studying how birds master songs used in courtship. In a paper appearing in the September 2012 issue of the journal iNature Neuroscience/i, researchers at Duke and Harvard universities observed the imitative vocal learning habits of male ...
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