Falling on deaf neurons

Elife. 2014 Feb 18:3:e02289. doi: 10.7554/eLife.02289.

Abstract

The brain of a bird that is singing appears to be able to block out certain signals and prevent them from influencing brain activity.

Keywords: auditory feedback; birdsong; sensorimotor; zebra finch.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Auditory Pathways / physiology*
  • Auditory Perception*
  • Finches / physiology*
  • Male
  • Motor Cortex / physiology*
  • Neuronal Plasticity*
  • Synaptic Transmission*
  • Vocalization, Animal*