It's a research which may solve the riddle of how vocal learning evolved in humans - birds with the ability to learn songs use "similar brain structures" to sing their tunes. NEW YORK: It's a research ...
Learning to make sounds by listening to others is a skill that helps make us human. But research now suggests a species of monkey may have evolved similar abilities. Marmosets have the capacity to ...
The European starling boasts a remarkable repertoire. Versatile songbirds that learn warbles, whistles, calls, and songs throughout their lives, starlings rank among the most advanced avian vocal ...
NEW DELHI: Scientists have discerned a strong correlation between vocal learning and problem-solving in songbird species. Some species of songbirds, with versatile abilities in whistling, calling, and ...
Besides being an adorable and important part of marine ecosystems, baby seals might have a unusual ability. They can change the pitch of their voices to be better understood, like humans do, a new ...
Figure 1: Core and shell pathways of LMAN. Figure 2: Distribution of pitch in lesioned versus control birds. We also calculated the coefficient of variation across syllables for each feature to ...
A very interesting study was just published that finds many parrots use words in appropriate contexts. This study, based on an analysis of almost 900 companion parrots as reported by a flock of ...
Scientists have identified neurons in the songbird brain that convey the auditory feedback needed to learn a song. Their research lays the foundation for improving human speech, for example, in people ...
Learning to make sounds by listening to others is a skill that helps make us human. But research now suggests a species of monkey may have evolved similar abilities. Marmosets have the capacity to ...