Comparative studies of postnatal neurogenesis and learning: A critical review

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 103-125

  Lavenex, Pamela Banta ^b   Lavenex, Pierre ^b   Clayton, Nicola S ^a  

^a University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Birds; Food caching; Hippocampus; Mammals; Memory; Song learning; Vocal control nuclei

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035630014     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/147020601783698495     Document Type: Review

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