Finch Stands Over Stopwatch (IMAGE)

Penn State

Finch Stands Over Stopwatch

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A team of researchers from Penn State and New York University has deconstructed an important "biological clock" in the zebra finch brain and found that the "wires" between neurons, called axons, play a critical role in the precise timing of the birds' courtship song.

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Christopher Auger-Dominguez

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