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Partial lesions in the anterior forebrain pathway affect song production in adult Bengalese finches.
- Source :
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Neuroreport [Neuroreport] 2001 Feb 12; Vol. 12 (2), pp. 353-8. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- The avian song system consists of two main parts: the descending motor pathway and the anterior forebrain (AF) pathway. The former directly controls the motor act of singing, but the role of the AF pathway in real-time song production is not understood; lesioning a nucleus in the AF pathway in adult zebra finches did not cause any notable effects. Here we show that in a related species of songbirds, the Bengalese finch, a partial lesion located in Area X, a nucleus of the avian basal ganglia that is part of the AF pathway, causes a transient but substantial song motor deficit. This is the first demonstration that the AF pathway is involved in real-time song production in adulthood.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0959-4965
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neuroreport
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11209949
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200102120-00034