Sleep, learning, and birdsong

ILAR Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-386

  Margoliash, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Memory; Neuroethology; Neuronal replay; Sensorimotor; Sleep; Spike bursting; Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 78649660539     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.51.4.378     Document Type: Article

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