The new field of" Computational Ethology" is made possible by advances in technology,
mathematics, and engineering that allow scientists to automate the measurement and the …

Songbirds, long of interest to basic neuroscience, have great potential as a model system for
translational neuroscience. Songbirds learn their complex vocal behavior in a manner that …

There are remarkable behavioral, neural, and genetic similarities between song learning in
songbirds and speech acquisition in human infants. Previously, we have argued that this …

Unlike nonhuman primates, songbirds learn to vocalize very much like human infants
acquire spoken language. In humans, Broca's area in the frontal lobe and Wernicke's area in …

In his pioneering research on the neural mechanisms of filial imprinting, Gabriel Horn has
gone a long way to fulfilling Karl Lashley's dream of finding the 'engram'or memory trace in …

Abstract Language as a computational cognitive mechanism appears to be unique to the
human species. However, there are remarkable behavioral similarities between song …

Comparative studies of linguistic faculties in animals pose an evolutionary paradox:
language involves certain perceptual and motor abilities, but it is not clear that this serves as …

ABSTRACT Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) are the most commonly used laboratory
songbird species, yet their embryological development has been poorly characterized. Most …

Epidemiological studies show that maternal exposure to PM 2.5 affects the
neurodevelopment of the offspring, especially the neurocognitive function. However, no …

Estradiol can modulate neural activity and behavior via both genomic and nongenomic
mechanisms. Environmental cues have a major impact on the relative importance of these …