Social context modulates behavioural and brain immediate early gene responses to sound in male songbird

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 949-955

  Vignal, Clémentine ^a,b,c   Andru, Julie ^a,b   Mathevon, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Immediate early gene; Social environment; Zebra finch; ZENK; Zif 268

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CAUDOMEDIAL NIDOPALLIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEARING; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POEPHILA CASTANOTIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SONGBIRD; ZENK GENE; ZIF 268 GENE;

EID: 24144502870     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04254.x     Document Type: Article

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