Songbird chicks’ version of baby talk doesn’t come from an immature
version of the grown-up brain’s song pathway. Instead, the bird babbling arises
from its own brain circuit.
MODEL LEARNING Zebra finches start learning to sing as chicks by gabbling scratchy, rambling noises but close in on recognizable songs with age.
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