Shared Neuroanatomy, Separate Mechanism: in vivo ERK and mTOR Manipulations Reveal Female-Specific Molecular Signaling for Auditory Forebrain-Dependent Learning in Juveniles
Kruthika V. Maheshwar, Siddhanth Chari, Sarah E. London
The paper tests the causal role of the auditory forebrain and ERK/mTOR signaling in female sensory song learning in zebra finches, finding mTOR signaling is sex-specific.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience