High Vocal Center - Metabolism
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Modulation of perineuronal nets and parvalbumin with developmental song learning.

12 Oct 2009 Neural circuits and behavior are shaped during developmental phases of maximal plasticity known as sensitive or critical periods. Neural correlates of sensory critical periods have been identified, but their roles remain unclear. Factors that define ... Read more...

Conservation and expression of IQ-domain-containing calpacitin gene products (neuromodulin/GAP-43, neurogranin/RC3) in the adult and developing oscine song control system.

30 Jan 2009 Songbirds are appreciated for the insights they provide into regulated neural plasticity. Here, we describe the comparative analysis and brain expression of two gene sequences encoding probable regulators of synaptic plasticity in songbirds: ... Read more...

Dietary retinoic acid affects song maturation and gene expression in the song system of the zebra finch.

30 Aug 2008 Vitamin A, an essential nutrient, is required in its acidic form (retinoic acid) for normal embryogenesis and neuronal development, typically within well-defined concentration ranges. In zebra finches, a songbird species, localized retinoic acid ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'High Vocal Center - Metabolism'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Modulation of perineuronal nets and parvalbumin with developmental song learning. 12 Oct 2009
• Conservation and expression of IQ-domain-containing calpacitin gene products (neuromodulin/GAP-43, neurogranin/RC3) in the adult and developing oscine song control system. 30 Jan 2009
• Dietary retinoic acid affects song maturation and gene expression in the song system of the zebra finch. 30 Aug 2008
• Testosterone and social context affect singing behavior but not song control region volumes in adult male songbirds in the fall. 12 Dec 2007
• FnTm2, a novel brain-specific transcript, is dynamically expressed in the song learning circuit of the zebra finch. 8 Sep 2007
• Noradrenergic projections to the song control nucleus area X of the medial striatum in male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). 30 May 2007
• The distribution of substance P and met-enkephalin in vocal control nuclei among oscine species and its relation to song complexity. 25 Jun 2006

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Technical information about 'High Vocal Center'

Definition: Nucleus in the NEOSTRIATUM of bird brains that sends signals for song production and receives auditory input. In some adult SONGBIRDS, research has shown that the size of this nucleus changes seasonally and that it exhibits neurogenesis.

Descriptor UI: D053400

Alternative terms: High Vocal Center; Vocal Center, High;

Related Mesh Headings: Songbirds;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211.730.885.287.249.487.550.484; A13.468;

History Note: 2007

Technical Notes: found in birds only