Individual variation in neuron number predicts differences in the propensity for avian vocal imitation. Anatomical and synaptic substrates for avian song learning. Blockade of NMDA receptors during song model exposure impairs song development in juvenile Zebra finches. Blockade of NMDA receptors in the anterior forebrain impairs sensory acquisition in the Zebra finch. Early isolation from conspecific song does not affect the normal developmental decline of NMDA receptor binding in an avian song nucleus.
Auditory feedback is necessary for the maintenance of stereotyped song in adult Zebra finches.
Neurogenesis and sensitive periods in avian vocal learning. For the past 15 years, my research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation.