Singing-related neural activity in a dorsal forebrain-basal ganglia circuit of adult zebra finches

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 10461-10481

  Hessler, Neal A ^a   Doupe, Allison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Area X; Birdsong; Deafening; Feedback; LMAN; Reafferent; Songbird; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOREBRAIN; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SINGING; SONGBIRD;

EID: 0033506614     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-23-10461.1999     Document Type: Article

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