Comparing perineuronal nets and parvalbumin development between blackbird species with differences in early developmental song exposure

• Published in: Journal of experimental biology Vol. 223; no. Pt 1
• Main Authors: Cornez, Gilles, Langro, Justin, Cornil, Charlotte A, Balthazart, Jacques, Lynch, Kathleen S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Company of Biologists Ltd 06.01.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Learning; Neuronal Plasticity; Parvalbumins - metabolism; Songbirds - growth & development; Songbirds - physiology; Species Specificity; Vocalization, Animal; Brown-headed cowbirds; PNN; Brain plasticity; Brood parasitism; Icteridae; Red-winged blackbirds; Song learning

Brood parasitic songbirds are a natural system in which developing birds are isolated from species-typical song and therefore present a unique opportunity to compare neural plasticity in song learners raised with and without conspecific tutors. We compared perineuronal nets (PNN) and parvalbumin (PV...