Researchers see evidence of memory in the songbird brain

Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 09:00 in Biology & Nature

When a zebra finch hears a new song from a member of its own species, the experience changes gene expression in its brain in unexpected ways, researchers report. The sequential switching on and off of thousands of genes after a bird hears a new tune offers a new picture of memory in the songbird brain...

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