Familiar voices trigger stronger brain activity in zebra finches, speeding up how quickly they respond to calls.

Conversations with friends have an ease that is hard to replicate with someone you have just met—often replies come more ...

Zebra finches have been in captivity for more than 100 years and are originally from Australia where they could be found in large flocks. These small birds are very social with each other and prefer ...

If songbirds could appear on "The Masked Singer" reality TV competition, zebra finches would likely steal the show. That's because they can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 ...

We all know the adage, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems to fade. The ...

Not all birds sing, but those that do — some several thousand species — do it a lot. All over the world, as soon as light filters over the horizon, songbirds launch their serenades. They sing to ...

Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for language mapping. If songbirds could appear on ...