How Birdsong Can Help Us Understand Human Speech

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Researching birdsong, and how it can help scientists understand the development of human speech.

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University of Arizona neuroscientist Julie Miller has been studying birds and how they vocalize their songs. She is researching clues in bird genetics that can help medical researchers develop new treatments for humans whose speech is affected by Parkinson's disease. University of Arizona neuroscientist Julie Miller spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D, Regents Professor Emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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