Basal ganglia function, stuttering, sequencing, and repair in adult songbirds

A pallial-basal-ganglia-thalamic-pallial loop in songbirds is involved in vocal motor learning. Damage to its basal ganglia part, Area X, in adult zebra finches has been noted to have no strong effects on song and its function is unclear. Here we report that neurotoxic damage to adult Area X induced...

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Main Authors: Kubikova, Lubica, Bosikova, Eva, Cvikova, Martina, Lukacova, Kristina, Scharff, Constance, Jarvis, Erich D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194444/