Vocal practice regulates singing activity-dependent genes underlying age-independent vocal learning in songbirds.

The development of highly complex vocal skill, like human language and bird songs, is underlain by learning. Vocal learning, even when occurring in adulthood, is thought to largely depend on a sensitive/critical period during postnatal development, and learned vocal patterns emerge gradually as the...

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Main Authors: Shin Hayase, Hongdi Wang, Eri Ohgushi, Masahiko Kobayashi, Chihiro Mori, Haruhito Horita, Katsuhiko Mineta, Wan-Chun Liu, Kazuhiro Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6152990?pdf=render