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New research reveals that parrots produce speech using brain structures remarkably similar to those in humans.

Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...

"Incredibly flexible" spoken language is produced through delicate patterns in the human brain, the researchers say. To determine whether the patterns are unique to humans, the research team performed ...