Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...

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

The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...

Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...

New research reveals that parrots produce speech using brain structures remarkably similar to those in humans.