"Francis" might be the most pious parakeet on the planet, speaking phrases he learned from the Sisters at the Assisi House retirement convent.

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for studying human speech, helping scientists to better understand and treat ...

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 Grossman ...

The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...

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Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in ...