Pupil’s brain recognizes the perfect teacher

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

Youngsters learn many important behaviors by imitating adults. But young learners are selective in who they copy, and scientists don’t understand how they choose the right teacher. Young male zebra finches must learn to copy the song of an adult tutor in order to ultimately attract a mate. Researchers already knew that juveniles don’t copy […]

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