When parakeets sing, specific cells activate at certain ... The researchers plan to study "which keys get pressed" during the birds' higher brain functions. "Our results confirm that AAC neurons ...

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in humans, though in a different region ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...