A hit of dopamine tells baby birds when their song practice is paying off
In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, ...
‘Cinnamon’-colored species found taking mid-morning bath is the first seen in Paraguay
The species, named for its distinct “eyebrows” and throat color, was found 215 miles away from its closest known location in ...
Solving a mystery in vision science: Zebrafish study shows how retinal cells maintain spacing needed for optimal vision
In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...
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Feb. 13, 2025 — Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll ...