The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for studying human speech, helping scientists to better understand and treat ...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...

"Francis" might be the most pious parakeet on the planet, speaking phrases he learned from the Sisters at the Assisi House retirement convent.

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in ...