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Songbirds provide insight into speech production (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of a little singing bird, Penn State physicists are gaining insight into how the human brain functions, which may lead to a better understanding of complex vocal behavior, human ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Singing in the rain: Technology improves monitoring of bird sounds

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new computer technology that can listen to multiple bird sounds at one time to identify which species are present and how they may be changing as a result ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In future, phones can identify the Troubadour on the tree top

In spring, the sound of birds serenading fills the air. The Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics is developing a system that can recognize a bird species based on a song segment. The system can be ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists learn much about humans from birds' singing lessons

Why wasn't this intruder getting the message? The lord of the manor had warned him repeatedly to back off, with threatening gestures and loud admonitions. But the trespasser just sat there - singing.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chernobyl radiation fells female birds, making chirping more frequent from lonely bachelors

Birdsong is one of the joys of nature, but higher percentages of birds chirping near Chernobyl are a perverse indication of radiation contamination, according to a new study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sparrows change their tune to be heard in noisy cities

Sparrows in San Francisco's Presidio district changed their tune to soar above the increasing cacophony of car horns and engine rumbles, details new George Mason University research in the April edition of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

A bird's song may teach us about human speech disorders

(PhysOrg.com) -- Can the song of a small bird provide valuable insights into human stuttering and speech-related disorders and conditions, including autism and stroke? New research by UCLA life scientists ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

From caves to Stonehenge, ancient peoples painted with sound

Stone Age cave paintings evoke reverent silence in most people. But David Lubman, Miriam Kolar, and Steve Waller prefer to shout and clap instead.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Birds sing louder amidst the noise and structures of the urban jungle

Sparrows, blackbirds and the great tit are all birds known to sing at a higher pitch (frequency) in urban environments. It was previously believed that these birds sang at higher frequencies in order to escape the lower frequencies ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Birds in uncertain climates are more likely to stray from their mates

Married people may pledge to stay faithful through good times and bad, but birds sing a different tune — when weather is severe or uncertain, birds are more likely to stray from their mates, says a new study by researchers ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scared of a younger rival? Not for some male songbirds

When mature male white-crowned sparrows duel to win a mate or a nesting territory, a young bird just doesn't get much respect.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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