/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9447/all en /newsroom/channels/news/lost-translation-untrained-zebra-finch-ear-jazzy-courtship-songs-fall-flat-268897 <p>Zebra finches brought up without their fathers don’t react to the singing of potential suitors in the same way that female birds usually do, hinting that the environment in which the birds are raised can have a determining effect on their behaviour.</p> <p>The finding, published in the <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B</em> by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers, highlights how learning and experience, including developmental auditory experience, can shape how the brain perceives vocal signals.</p> Mon, 10 Jul 2017 20:06:30 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 32057 at /newsroom