Anatomical and synaptic substrates for avian song learning

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 532-548

  Nordeen, Kathy W ^a   Nordeen, Ernest J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; NMDA; Sensitive period; Songbird

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIRD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HATCHING; LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN; LEARNING; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNAPSES; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030715373     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19971105)33:5<532::AID-NEU4>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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