Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a new study. For the first time, scientists at New York University's ...

They found the parakeet brain region they focused on, called the anterior arcopallium (AAC), operates more similarly to parts of the human cortex linked to speech-motor function than the ...

When parakeets sing, certain cells become active at specific pitches, like pressing the keys on a piano, with the newfound pattern resembling the organization behind human speech.