Mooney/Qi/Pearson study shows how baby birds are internally motivated to master their songs

By Robin Smith

Neurobiology's Richard Mooney and his team's latest research, published in Nature, reveals how both dopamine and acetylcholine signals are critical to helping baby birds learn their songs. This groundbreaking study offers new insights into how the brain functions during self-guided learning of a natural behavior.

Read Robin Smith's full article in Duke Today.

Read the full study published in Nature.

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