Complex learning processes like speaking or singing follow similar patterns. Using the example of zebra finches, researchers have investigated how young birds imitate the courtship songs of their ...

June 12 -- — Babies learn to speak the same way that some birds learn how to sing. Infants don't learn to speak just by imitating the sounds of older humans in their midst, according to new research.

Can anybody become a singer? It’s a question that’s been debated by many, probably since the first time someone tried to carry a tune. Weighing the value of learned skill versus innate ability is ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --Scientists have implanted memories in the brain of a baby bird, helping the fledgling learn to sing. Just as infants learn to talk by mimicking the sounds of their parents or caregivers ...

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