The oscine song system has emerged as one of the leading model systems for studying
motor learning in vertebrates, combining an easily recorded behavior with a discrete neural …

The ability to imitate complex sounds is rare, and among birds has been found only in
parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds. Parrots exhibit the most advanced vocal mimicry …

Parrots of the Wild explores recent scientific discoveries and what they reveal about the lives
of wild parrots, which are among the most intelligent and rarest of birds. Catherine A. Toft …

Singing and the processing of auditory information related to song can be affected by
experimental manipulations of catecholamine activity in the brain of zebra finches. We …

The catecholaminergic cell groups of the brainstem play an important role in the regulation
of motivated behavior, including reproductive behavior. In songbirds, these cell groups …

Birds of the family Corvidae which includes diverse species such as crows, rooks, ravens,
magpies, jays, and jackdaws are known for their amazing abilities at problem‐solving. Since …

A growing body of evidence suggests that gonadal steroids such as estradiol (E2) alter
neural responses not only in brain regions associated with reproductive behavior but also in …

Catecholaminergic (CA) neurons innervate sensory areas and affect the processing of
sensory signals. For example, in birds, CA fibers innervate the auditory pathway at each …

Prolactin acts on target cells in the central nervous system (CNS) to stimulate behavioral
changes associated with parental care in birds, but the signaling mechanisms that mediate …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the traits of the mammalian basal
ganglia (BG) that are pertinent to its identification in nonmammals. It reviews the modern …