Smithsonian Magazine1h
Can Parrot Brains Teach Us About Human Speech? Study Finds Budgies Have Language-Producing Regions That Resemble Our Own
The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech disorders ...
Science Daily15h
Parts of the brain that are needed to remember words identified
The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.
Daily Voice on MSN2d
Parakeets Talking May Unlock Breakthroughs In Speech Disorder, Stroke Therapies: Study
Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...
EL PAÍS English2d
Budgies' brain reveals the secrets of human speech
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 ...
Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control
The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...
Neuroscience News2d
From High Valyrian to Klingon: Artificial Languages Engage the Brain Like Natural Speech
A new study finds that the brain processes artificial languages, such as Esperanto and Klingon, using the same neural network ...
Scientists map neural wiring of vocal circuits in songbirds
Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new ...
AI analysis of 100 hours of real conversations — and the brain activity underpinning them — reveals how humans understand language
An AI model trained on dozens of hours of real-world conversation accurately predicts human brain activity and shows that ...