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Convergent transcriptional specializations in the brains of humans and song-learning birds by Pfenning, Andreas R., Hara, Erina, Whitney, Osceola, Rivas, Miriam V., Wang, Rui, Roulhac, Petra L., Howard, Jason T., Wirthlin, Morgan, Lovell, Peter V., Ganapathy, Ganeshkumar, Mouncastle, Jacquelyn, Moseley, M. Arthur, Thompson, J. Will, Soderblom, Erik J., Iriki, Atsushi, Kato, Masaki, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Zhang, Guojie, Bakken, Trygve, Bongaarts, Angie, Bernard, Amy, Lein, Ed, Mello, Claudio V., Hartemink, Alexander J., Jarvis, Erich D.

“…Song-learning birds and humans share independently evolved similarities in brain pathways for vocal learning that are essential for song and speech and are not…”
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Molecular architecture of the zebra finch arcopallium by Mello, Claudio V., Kaser, Taylor, Buckner, Alexa A., Wirthlin, Morgan, Lovell, Peter V.

“…The arcopallium, a key avian forebrain region, receives inputs from numerous brain areas and is a major source of descending sensory and motor projections…”
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Cell type specializations of the vocal-motor cortex in songbirds by Nevue, Alexander A., Zemel, Benjamin M., Friedrich, Samantha R., von Gersdorff, Henrique, Mello, Claudio V.

“…Identifying molecular specializations in cortical circuitry supporting complex behaviors, like learned vocalizations, requires understanding of the…”
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Resurgent Na+ currents promote ultrafast spiking in projection neurons that drive fine motor control by Zemel, Benjamin M., Nevue, Alexander A., Dagostin, Andre, Lovell, Peter V., Mello, Claudio V., von Gersdorff, Henrique

“…The underlying mechanisms that promote precise spiking in upper motor neurons controlling fine motor skills are not well understood. Here we report that…”
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False gene and chromosome losses in genome assemblies caused by GC content variation and repeats by Kim, Juwan, Lee, Chul, Ko, Byung June, Yoo, Dong Ahn, Won, Sohyoung, Phillippy, Adam M, Fedrigo, Olivier, Zhang, Guojie, Howe, Kerstin, Wood, Jonathan, Durbin, Richard, Formenti, Giulio, Brown, Samara, Cantin, Lindsey, Mello, Claudio V, Cho, Seoae, Rhie, Arang, Kim, Heebal, Jarvis, Erich D

“…Many short-read genome assemblies have been found to be incomplete and contain mis-assemblies. The Vertebrate Genomes Project has been producing new reference…”
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The zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata: an avian model for investigating the neurobiological basis of vocal learning by Mello, Claudio V

“…Songbirds are capable of learning their vocalizations by copying a singing adult. This vocal learning ability requires juveniles to hear and memorize the sound…”
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ZEBrA: Zebra finch Expression Brain Atlas—A resource for comparative molecular neuroanatomy and brain evolution studies by Lovell, Peter V., Wirthlin, Morgan, Kaser, Taylor, Buckner, Alexa A., Carleton, Julia B., Snider, Brian R., McHugh, Anne K., Tolpygo, Alexander, Mitra, Partha P., Mello, Claudio V.

“…An in‐depth understanding of the genetics and evolution of brain function and behavior requires a detailed mapping of gene expression in functional brain…”
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A New Chicken Genome Assembly Provides Insight into Avian Genome Structure by Warren, Wesley C, Hillier, LaDeana W, Tomlinson, Chad, Minx, Patrick, Kremitzki, Milinn, Graves, Tina, Markovic, Chris, Bouk, Nathan, Pruitt, Kim D, Thibaud-Nissen, Francoise, Schneider, Valerie, Mansour, Tamer A, Brown, C Titus, Zimin, Aleksey, Hawken, Rachel, Abrahamsen, Mitch, Pyrkosz, Alexis B, Morisson, Mireille, Fillon, Valerie, Vignal, Alain, Chow, William, Howe, Kerstin, Fulton, Janet E, Miller, Marcia M, Lovell, Peter, Mello, Claudio V, Wirthlin, Morgan, Mason, Andrew S, Kuo, Richard, Burt, David W, Dodgson, Jerry B, Cheng, Hans H

“…The importance of the Gallus gallus (chicken) as a model organism and agricultural animal merits a continuation of sequence assembly improvement efforts. We…”
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The constitutive differential transcriptome of a brain circuit for vocal learning by Lovell, Peter V, Huizinga, Nicole A, Friedrich, Samantha R, Wirthlin, Morgan, Mello, Claudio V

“…The ability to imitate the vocalizations of other organisms, a trait known as vocal learning, is shared by only a few organisms, including humans, where it…”
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Identification and characterization of primordial germ cells in a vocal learning Neoaves species, the zebra finch by Jung, Kyung Min, Kim, Young Min, Keyte, Anna L., Biegler, Matthew T., Rengaraj, Deivendran, Lee, Hong Jo, Mello, Claudio V., Velho, Tarciso A. F., Fedrigo, Olivier, Haase, Bettina, Jarvis, Erich D., Han, Jae Yong

“…The zebra finch has been used as a valuable vocal learning animal model for human spoken language. It is representative of vocal learning songbirds…”
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Exploring the molecular basis of neuronal excitability in a vocal learner by Friedrich, Samantha R, Lovell, Peter V, Kaser, Taylor M, Mello, Claudio V

“…Vocal learning, the ability to learn to produce vocalizations through imitation, relies on specialized brain circuitry known in songbirds as the song system…”
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Emergence of sex-specific transcriptomes in a sexually dimorphic brain nucleus by Friedrich, Samantha R., Nevue, Alexander A., Andrade, Abraão L.P., Velho, Tarciso A.F., Mello, Claudio V.

“…We present the transcriptomic changes underlying the development of an extreme neuroanatomical sex difference. The robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) is a…”
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Correspondence on Lovell et al.: response to Bornelöv et al by Lovell, Peter V, Mello, Claudio V

“…While the analysis of Bornelöv et al. is informative, they provide evidence for the existence of only 3% of the reported avian missing genes set, and thus do…”
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Digital atlas of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) brain: A high-resolution photo atlas by Karten, Harvey J., Brzozowska-Prechtl, Agnieszka, Lovell, Peter V., Tang, Daniel D., Mello, Claudio V., Wang, Haibin, Mitra, Partha P.

“…ABSTRACT We describe a set of new comprehensive, high‐quality, high‐resolution digital images of histological sections from the brain of male zebra finches…”
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Hippocampal functional organization: A microstructure of the place cell network encoding space by Pavlides, Constantine, Donishi, Tomohiro, Ribeiro, Sidarta, Mello, Claudio V., Blanco, Wilfredo, Ogawa, Sonoko

“…•The functional neuronal organization of hippocampus is thought to be non-topographic.•Using Zif268, we observed a cluster-type organization in dorsal CA1 and…”
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Dynamic gene expression in the song system of zebra finches during the song learning period by Olson, Christopher R., Hodges, Lisa K., Mello, Claudio V.

“…ABSTRACT The brain circuitry that controls song learning and production undergoes marked changes in morphology and connectivity during the song learning period…”
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From songs to synapses: Molecular mechanisms of birdsong memory by Moorman, Sanne, Mello, Claudio V., Bolhuis, Johan J.

“…There are remarkable behavioral, neural, and genetic similarities between the way songbirds learn to sing and human infants learn to speak. Furthermore, the…”
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Motor cortex analogue neurons in songbirds utilize Kv3 channels to generate ultranarrow spikes by Zemel, Benjamin M, Nevue, Alexander A, Tavares, Leonardo E S, Dagostin, Andre, Lovell, Peter V, Jin, Dezhe Z, Mello, Claudio V, von Gersdorff, Henrique

“…Complex motor skills in vertebrates require specialized upper motor neurons with precise action potential (AP) firing. To examine how diverse populations of…”
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Comparative genomics reveals molecular features unique to the songbird lineage by Wirthlin, Morgan, Lovell, Peter V, Jarvis, Erich D, Mello, Claudio V

“…Songbirds (oscine Passeriformes) are among the most diverse and successful vertebrate groups, comprising almost half of all known bird species. Identifying the…”
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Noradrenergic control of gene expression and long-term neuronal adaptation evoked by learned vocalizations in songbirds by Velho, Tarciso A F, Lu, Kai, Ribeiro, Sidarta, Pinaud, Raphael, Vicario, David, Mello, Claudio V

“…Norepinephrine (NE) is thought to play important roles in the consolidation and retrieval of long-term memories, but its role in the processing and…”
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