Duke scientists image brain at point when vocal learning begins
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Duke scientists image brain at point when vocal learning begins
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center imaged living juvenile songbird brains at the moment the brains heard a tutor's mating song. Instead of staying plastic and dynamic after hearing the song, the bird's neurons snapped into a framework nearly immediately, surprising the researchers. Some birds were unable to learn or learn it well, indicating they were past their prime learning window.
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