..., which suggests it is an ideal candidate to regulate reward associated with gregarious song. The goal of this study was to provide new histochemical information on the songbird NAC and its subregions (rostral pole, core, and shell) and to begin to determine subregion-specific contributions to gregarious...

...Julie E. Elie; Susanne Hoffmann; Jeffery L. Dunning; Melissa J. Coleman; Eric S. Fortune; Jonathan F. Prather Acoustic communication signals are typically generated to influence the behavior of conspecific receivers. In songbirds, for instance, such cues are routinely used by males to influence...

...Kathleen S. Lynch; Matthew I.M. Louder; Mark E. Hauber Species recognition mediates the association of individuals with conspecifics. Learned cues often facilitate species recognition via early social experience with parents and siblings. Yet, in some songbirds, the production of species-typical...

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...Devin P. Merullo; Caroline S. Angyal; Sharon A. Stevenson; Lauren V. Riters Some animals, including songbirds, vocalize at high rates when alone or in large groups. In songbirds, vocal behavior in these contexts is important for song learning and group cohesion. It is not obviously targeted at any...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Neurogenesis Songbird HVC Area X Caudomedial nidopallium Motor Behavior Plasticity Stability National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 The phenomenon of adult neurogenesis has captivated...

...Tomoko G. Fujii; Maki Ikebuchi; Kazuo Okanoya Many species of animals communicate with others through vocalizations. Over time, these species have evolved mechanisms to respond to biologically relevant vocal sounds via adaptive behaviors. Songbirds provide a good opportunity to search...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2016 Seasonality Songbird Vasotocin Mesotocin Oxytocin Corticotropin-releasing hormone Vasopressin Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide Grouping behavior is a core component...

... passerine bird. Therefore, we investigated mRNA distribution of MelR subtypes in adjacent sections of the brain of two songbirds, the blackcap and the zebra finch, in parallel with that of 2-[ 125 I]-iodomelatonin (IMEL) binding sites in the same brains. The general pattern of receptor expression shown...

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... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Neurogenesis Songbird Antibodies are one of the most frequently used research tools in the comparative...

...Kathleen S. Lynch; Bettina Diekamp; Gregory F. Ball The physiological state of animals in many taxonomic groups can be modified via social interactions including simply receiving communication signals from conspecifics. Here, we explore whether the catecholaminergic system of female songbirds...

...Zachary J. Hall; Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton; Marcela Osorio-Beristain; Troy G. Murphy The song control system is a group of discrete interconnected nuclei found in the brains of all songbirds (suborder Passeri). Previous studies have reported a positive relationship between sex differences...

... immunohistochemical techniques. Vocal learning in songbirds is controlled by an interconnected, highly-localized system of brain nuclei. Male zebra finches produce learned vocalizations, and females do not. This behavioral sexual dimorphism is reflected in a substantial difference in the size of these song-control...

... to in the content or advertisements. Auditory feedback Auditory system Songbird Song control system Respiratory system Masakazu Konishi Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, Calif.. USA Brain Bchav Evol 1994;44:279-285 An Outline of Recent Advances in Birdsong Neurobiology...

...J.M. Wild A series of studies is described which in general aim to identify two sets of neural linkages in the brain and spinal cord of songbirds and non-songbirds, these avian types differing along a dimension of 'complexity of vocal communication'. One set of linkages is postulated to link...

... the midbrain and medullary portions of the vocal control circuit are generally similar in all orders of birds. Specializations in songbirds have at least four components: 1) a set of distinct and interconnected vocal control nuclei in the forebrain; 2) unique connections between the auditory system...

... immunohistochemical techniques. Vocal learning in songbirds is controlled by an interconnected, highly-localized system of brain nuclei. Male zebra finches produce learned vocalizations, and females do not. This behavioral sexual dimorphism is reflected in a substantial difference in the size of these song-control...

...Cynthia Corbitt; Pierre Deviche In seasonally breeding adult male songbirds, the volumes of several song control regions (SCRs) change seasonally in parallel with plasma testosterone (T) levels and decrease following gonadectomy. Testosterone treatment to castrates prevents this decrease...

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