title: Falling on deaf neurons.
abstract: The brain of a bird that is singing appears to be able to block out certain signals and prevent them from influencing brain activity.
authors.affiliation: Samuel J Sober is in the Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, United States samuel.j.sober@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sober
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Calabrese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D001307:Auditory Perception; D046369:Finches / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D014828:Vocalization, Animal
keywords: auditory feedback; birdsong; sensorimotor; zebra finch