Vocal motor experiences consolidate the vocal motor circuitry and accelerate future vocal skill development
M. Vellema, M. Diales Rocha, S. Bascones, S. Zsebok, J. Dreier, S. Leitner, A. Van der Linden, J. Brewer, M. Gahr
The paper shows that prior vocal experience in songbirds accelerates skill recovery and causes lasting synaptic changes in the vocal motor circuitry.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2018Animal Behavior & Cognition