... to determine whether hummingbirds have unique adaptations that confer exceptional vocal and hearing abilities exceeding those found in other groups of birds. Vocal learning High-frequency vocalizations Birds Hearing Auditory processing © 2022 S. Karger AG, Basel 2022 Copyright / Drug Dosage...

... to be important for an animal’s behavioral capability, controlled by specific brain regions. The oval nucleus of the mesopallium (MO) is part of the anterior forebrain vocal learning pathway in the parrot brain. Here, we compare brain volume and total number of neurons in MO of three parrot species (the peach...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Auditory control Vocal control Call learning Call production Vocal learning Vocal-motor interfaces 222 Brauth/Heaton/Durand/Liang/Hall Budgerigar Auditory-Vocal Interfaces observ...

... pathways in vertebrates, raising the possibility that passerine birds have diverged from the typical amniote pattern. Songbirds Basal ganglia Vocal learning Neuropeptides ENK VIP Zebra finch 4 6 2010 © 1995 S. Karger AG, Basel 1995 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Auditory control Vocal control Call learning Call production Vocal learning Vocal-motor interfaces Steven E. Brautli James T. Heaton Sarali E. Durand Wennt Liang William S. Hall...

...Gregory F. Ball Specialized neural circuitry has evolved in groups of birds where vocal learning is known to occur, such as in the oscine suborder of the Passeriformes (song-birds) and in the order Psittaciformes (parrots). These specializations are most prominent in the telencephalon, while...

... that the roles of the isthmofrontal (i.e., direct projections from the ventrolateral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus to Bas) and thalamotelencephalic (i.e., direct projections from nucleus ovoidalis thalami to Field L2a) auditory pathways in providing auditory feedback during vocal learning and performance...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher 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. Songbirds Basal ganglia Vocal learning Neuropeptides ENK VIP Zebra...

..., quality or safety. The publisher 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. Birdsong Vocal learning Bird Telencephalon Avian pallium Parrot Hummingbird...

...Sarah E. Durand; Steven E. Brauth; Wenru Liang The distributions of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) immunoreactive neurons and fibers were mapped within forebrain vocal control and auditory nuclei of a vocal learning psittacine species, the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus...

... ventrale, medial division of the oval nucleus of the anterior neostriatum, and magnocellular nucleus of the lobus parolfactorius. These nuclei have been shown to form functional circuits in adults related to vocal learning. Consistent with previously reported results, we found that call development could...