Neuroscientists See How Practice Really Does Make Perfect
Zebra finches (Trisha Shears, via Wikimedia Commons) DURHAM, N.C. – Just as a professional athlete or concert pianist practices daily to hone and
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Zebra finches (Trisha Shears, via Wikimedia Commons) DURHAM, N.C. – Just as a professional athlete or concert pianist practices daily to hone and
DURHAM, N.C. – Just as a professional athlete or concert pianist practices daily to hone and refine their physical movements for the best possible performance when it really counts, male zebra finches noodle around and sing slight variations of their courtship calls for most of their waking hours. But when the game is on the line – specifically, when an attractive female zebra finch alights nearby – it’s go-time and the male bird will execute his song with practiced precision and speed.