The constitutive differential transcriptome of a brain circuit for vocal learning

Abstract Background The ability to imitate the vocalizations of other organisms, a trait known as vocal learning, is shared by only a few organisms, including humans, where it subserves the acquisition of speech and language, and 3 groups of birds. In songbirds, vocal learning requires the coordinat...

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Main Authors: Peter V. Lovell, Nicole A. Huizinga, Samantha R. Friedrich, Morgan Wirthlin, Claudio V. Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4578-0