The species, named for its distinct “eyebrows” and throat color, was found 215 miles away from its closest known location in Argentina.

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The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

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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 ...

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...