A Bird's Eye View of Neural Circuit Formation

Overview

Journal Curr Opin Neurobiol

Specialties Biology
Neurology

Date 2010 Oct 15

PMID 20943369

Citations 4

Authors

Bence P Olveczky

Timothy J Gardner

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Abstract

Neural circuits underlying complex learned behaviors, such as speech in humans, develop under genetic constraints and in response to environmental influences. Little is known about the rules and mechanisms through which such circuits form. We argue that songbirds, with their discrete and well studied neural pathways underlying a complex and naturally learned behavior, provide a powerful model for addressing these questions. We briefly review current knowledge of how the song circuit develops during learning and discuss new possibilities for advancing the field given recent technological advances.

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