Overexpression of human NR2B receptor subunit in LMAN causes stuttering and song sequence changes in adult zebra finches

Abstract Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) learn to produce songs in a manner reminiscent of spoken language development in humans. One candidate gene implicated in influencing learning is the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtype 2B glutamate receptor (NR2B). Consistent with this idea, NR2B levels...

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Main Authors: Mukta Chakraborty, Liang-Fu Chen, Emma E. Fridel, Marguerita E. Klein, Rebecca A. Senft, Abhra Sarkar, Erich D. Jarvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00519-8