Sex differences in myelination of the zebra finch vocal control system emerge relatively late in development

• Published in: Developmental neurobiology (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 82; no. 7-8; pp. 581 - 595
• Main Authors: Diez, Adriana, Wang, Shenghan, Carfagnini, Nicole, MacDougall‐Shackleton, Scott A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Age; Animals; birdsong; Brain - metabolism; Cognitive ability; Crystallization; Developmental stages; Female; Finches; Gender differences; HVC; Learning; Male; Males; Motor task performance; Myelin basic protein; Myelination; Sex Characteristics; Sex differences; sexual dimorphism; Song control nuclei; Taeniopygia guttata; Vocalization, Animal; zebra finch; myelination; zebra finch; HVC; sex differences; sexual dimorphism; birdsong

The role of myelination in the development of motor control is widely known, but its role in the development of cognitive abilities is less understood. Here, we examined sex differences in the development of myelination of structures and tracts that support song learning and production in songbirds....