Adult birdsong is actively maintained by error correction by Samuel J. Sober and Michael S. Brainard 2026-11-05
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Nature Neuroscience12(7),927–931 (2009), DOI10.1038/nn.2336. Abstract and Fig.1: microphone, online pitch processing, headphone playback to adult Bengalese finches; compensation and return toward baseline. Primary full text pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2701972/ .
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Performance variability enables adaptive plasticity of crystallized adult birdsong by Evren C. Tumer and Michael S. Brainard 2026-11-05
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Nature450(2007),1240–1244; DOI10.1038/nature06390. Full publisher bylines verify Evren C. Tumer and Michael S. Brainard. Abstract and Figures1–4: computerized pitch-contingent disruption, adaptive feature-specific shifts and delayed-feedback comparison.
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Research profile of Michael Brainard at UCSF 2026-11-05
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Research summary: Sensorimotor Learning in the Song System; sensory and sensorimotor phases, songbird model and age-dependent plasticity. Named institutional portrait.
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