Open AccessEffects of Nicotine Administration on Spectral and Temporal Features of Crystallized Song in the Adult Male Zebra Finch
Author(s) -
William M. Perry,
S. L. T. Cappendijk
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntu090
Subject(s) - zebra finch , taeniopygia , nicotine , neuroscience , nicotinic agonist , psychology , biology , communication , receptor , genetics
The process through which the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) acquires and produces crystallized song has long been thought of as highly analogous to the process through which humans acquire and produce speech. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are present in song nuclei that play important roles in song production and/or acquisition. We studied the effect of in vivo nicotine on temporal and spectral features of crystallized song.
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