The researchers studied Batzerigar, a kind of little parrots known for imitation of human speech, as well as zebres, a kind of mature birds, to identify how voice production is coded in the brain.
Similar brain mechanisms with these people, to produce complex sounds, uses a kind of small parrot, He notes a study published in the journal “Nature”.
The researchers studied Batzerigar, a kind of little parrots known for imitation of human speech, as well as zebres, a kind of mature birds, to identify how voice production is coded in the brain.
These parrots are capable of a series of vocal expressions, including imitation of human speech, which led researchers to assume that nervous processes concealed in sound production may be similar to these birds and humans. On the contrary, the zebras have limited vocal learning compared to parrots.
The study reveals that the two species of birds use different areas of the brain to control vocal expressions.
A specialized brain region in Batzerigar works in a similar way to the areas associated with speech in the human brain. As a result, researchers point out that parrots can be a good model for studying speech and communication disorders in humans and developing speech therapies.
Source: cnn.gr