Brain Difference Breeding vs. Non-breeding (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Brain Difference Breeding vs. Non-breeding

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Additional neurons make the part of the sparrow's brain that produces its song about twice as large during the breeding season, depicted here in red, compared to its size the rest of the year, shown in green.

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G Bentley/E Brenowitz/U of Washington

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