Chihiro Mori

The paper shows that intense morning singing in zebra finches is a rebound from pre-dawn singing suppression, driven by hormonal arousal and light changes.

This study investigates how arousal affects auditory responses in Bengalese finches using gene expression, finding that low-arousal states show less auditory gating and potential differences from zebra finches.

The paper compares oxytocin sequence and expression between domesticated Bengalese finches and wild munias, finding reduced OT mRNA expression in finches.

The paper introduces a viral tool for fast retrograde labeling of projection neurons in songbirds and mice, enabling detailed analysis of vocal learning circuits.