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

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

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

"Incredibly flexible" spoken language is produced through delicate patterns in the human brain, the researchers say. To determine whether the patterns are unique to humans, the research team performed ...

As we move further into Spring, listen out for the high pitched laughing sounds of green woodpeckers calling to each other, ...

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Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...