The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in ...

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman ...