Unilateral vocal nerve resection alters neurogenesis in the avian song system in a region-specific manner
Jake Vorbach Aronowitz, Alice Perez, Christopher OʼBrien, Siaresh Aziz, Erica Rodriguez, Kobi Wasner, Sissi Palma Ribeiro, Dovounnae Green, Farhana Faruk, Carolyn L. Pytte
This study shows that altering song structure through unilateral vocal nerve resection affects neurogenesis in specific brain regions of songbirds, with no impact on HVC but reduced neurons in NCM and Area X.
PLoS ONE · Aug 31, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience