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 …

Behavior cannot be predicted from a" connectome" because the brain contains a chemical"
map" of neuromodulation superimposed upon its synaptic connectivity map …

Although information processing and storage in the brain is thought to be primarily
orchestrated by synaptic plasticity, other neural mechanisms such as intrinsic plasticity are …

Communication between auditory and vocal motor nuclei is essential for vocal learning. In
songbirds, the nucleus interfacialis of the nidopallium (NIf) is part of a sensorimotor loop …

Bilaterally organized brain regions are often simultaneously active in both humans 1, 2, 3
and animal models, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but the extent to which the temporal progression of …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand‐gated ion channels that mediate fast
synaptic transmission and cell signaling, which contribute to learning, memory, and the …

Acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) abound in the central nervous system of vertebrates.
Muscarinic AChRs (mAChRs), a functional subclass of AChRs, mediate neuronal responses …

Environmental contaminants have the potential to act as developmental stressors and impair
development of song and the brain of songbirds, but they have been largely unstudied in …

Auditory feedback is important for vocal learning and control, but it remains unclear how the
presence of an audience affects neural representations of self-produced sounds. Here we …

Across the animal kingdom, the ability to produce communication signals appropriate to
social encounters is essential, but how these behaviors are selected and adjusted in a …