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Underestimated female tutors: Zebra finch mothers coach their sons to sing better

Female zebra finches play a far more active and crucial role in shaping their sons’ singing abilities than previously thought: They call in response to their son’s vocal exercises, which activates a neural circuit in the male brain. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53251-z In the world of zebra finches, males singing, and females were thought to just listen. But…