Science
Duetting songbirds ‘mute’ the musical mind of their partner to stay in sync – EurekAlert
Researchers say that the auditory feedback exchanged between wrens during their opera-like duets momentarily inhibits motor circuits used for singing in the listening…
IMAGE: The plain-tail wren shows neurobiologists the magic between collaborative performers sparks when music-making parts of the brain go silent.
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Credit: Melissa Coleman
Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, “We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords … .” But a new study of duetting songbirds from Ecuador, the plain-tail wren (Pheugopedius euophrys), has offered another tune explaining the mysterious connection between successful…
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