New research reveals that parrots produce speech using brain structures remarkably similar to those in humans.

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

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

Budgerigars, small and colorful parrots, are known for their ability to mimic human speech. Scientists have now discovered that these parrots may have the same brain mechanism for speech as humans. A ...

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