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Neurobiology of song learning.

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Mooney, R
Published in: Curr Opin Neurobiol
December 2009

Birdsong is a culturally transmitted behavior that depends on a juvenile songbird's ability to imitate the song of an adult tutor. Neurobiological studies of birdsong can reveal how a complex form of imitative learning, which bears strong parallels to human speech learning, can be understood at the level of underlying circuit, cellular, and synaptic mechanisms. This review focuses on recent studies that illuminate the neurobiological mechanisms for singing and song learning.

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Curr Opin Neurobiol

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EISSN

1873-6882

Publication Date

December 2009

Volume

19

Issue

6

Start / End Page

654 / 660

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vocalization, Animal
  • Songbirds
  • Neurobiology
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Feedback, Sensory
  • Animals
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Mooney, R. (2009). Neurobiology of song learning. Curr Opin Neurobiol, 19(6), 654–660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2009.10.004
Mooney, Richard. “Neurobiology of song learning.Curr Opin Neurobiol 19, no. 6 (December 2009): 654–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2009.10.004.
Mooney R. Neurobiology of song learning. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2009 Dec;19(6):654–60.
Mooney, Richard. “Neurobiology of song learning.Curr Opin Neurobiol, vol. 19, no. 6, Dec. 2009, pp. 654–60. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.conb.2009.10.004.
Mooney R. Neurobiology of song learning. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2009 Dec;19(6):654–660.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Opin Neurobiol

DOI

EISSN

1873-6882

Publication Date

December 2009

Volume

19

Issue

6

Start / End Page

654 / 660

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vocalization, Animal
  • Songbirds
  • Neurobiology
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Feedback, Sensory
  • Animals
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences