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Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

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

The ability of parrots to mimic human speech has long fascinated people, but a new study reveals that their gift of gab goes ...

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 ...

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