Biology Forming Sound Memories: Autism Gene Plays Key Aspect in Birdsong (Ornithology / Biology) 4 Feb 2021 Inactivating gene prevents birds from learning fathers’ songs, could shed light on speech development in humans Inactivating a gene in young songbirds that’s closely linked with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)…
Biology Global Study on Bird Song Frequency (Ornithology / Biology) 26 Dec 202026 Dec 2020 Competition for mates leads to a deeper voice than expected based on size. An analysis of the songs of most of the world’s passerine birds reveals that the frequency at…
Biology Researchers Deconstruct The “Biological Clock” That Regulates Birdsong (Ornithology / Biology) 15 Oct 2020 The precise timing of a bird's complex song is driven in part by the often-ignored "wires" connecting neurons in the bird's brain, according to a new study. A team of…
