'Core and Shell' Structure of Parrot Brain (IMAGE)
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The parrot's brain has a nested 'core and shell' structure for vocal learning. Neurons in the shell surrounding the established vocal centers of the parrot brain play a part in vocal learning and other complex motor behaviors, resolving controversies over the size of brain areas involved in song and speech imitation.
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Courtesy of Jonathan E. Lee, Duke University
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