Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2019

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-second consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

The role of the endogenous opioid system in the vocal behavior of songbirds and its possible role in vocal learning

UA Singh, S Iyengar - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The opioid system in the brain is responsible for processing affective states such as pain,
pleasure, and reward. It consists of three main receptors, mu-(μ-ORs), delta-(δ-ORs), and …

The expression of delta opioid receptor mRNA in adult male zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata)

P Parishar, N Sehgal, S Iyengar - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The endogenous opioid system is evolutionarily conserved across reptiles, birds and
mammals and is known to modulate varied brain functions such as learning, memory …

Blocking opioid receptors in a songbird cortical region modulates the acoustic features and levels of female-directed singing

S Kumar, AN Mohapatra, AS Pundir… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The organization of the anterior forebrain pathway (AFP) of songbirds important for context-
dependent singing is similar to that of cortical basal ganglia loops (CBG) in mammals, which …

Avian Models for Biomedical Research

R Kumar, S Kumar, RK Gupta, I Yadav - Animal Models in Research …, 2024 - Springer
This chapter explores the intriguing utilization of avian models in biomedical research,
particularly in genetics, developmental biology, neuroscience, immunology, and infectious …

Learning in the time of COVID: Insights from the zebra finch–a social vocal-learner

EK Cooke, SA White - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Social deprivation during development has detrimental effects on learning. The COVID-19
pandemic has necessitated social distancing measures including remote instruction for …