Sensory experiences in early development shape higher cognitive functions such as language acquisition in humans and song learning in birds. Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) sequentially exposed to ...

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program. By Emily Anthes Regent honeyeaters were once abundant in the ...

Social interactions are essential when learning to communicate. In human speech and bird song, infants must acquire accurate vocalization patterns and learn to associate them with live tutors and not ...