Birds-Cage (IMAGE) UT Southwestern Medical Center Caption An adult zebra finch teaches a young songbird a mating song in the lab of Dr. Todd Roberts at the O'Donnell Brain Institute. Dr. Roberts' team is conducting a study funded by the White House's signature BRAIN Initiative research program to understand how the brain functions during vocal learning. Credit UT Southwestern Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.