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McGill University

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Female birds could pull strings to trigger playback of songs. On the days between tests of their song preferences, birds were administered drugs to mimic dopamine while they listened to a less-preferred song. When birds were tested again, their preferences for the less-preferred song had increased.

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McGill University

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