The extent of the illiteracy epidemic in Michigan and elsewhere demands more than simply switching curriculum materials in ...

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

The game was released to the general public in October 2021 after which it quickly developed a loyal following across the English-speaking world. In January 2022, Wardle sold Wordle to The New York ...

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

Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...

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

"Incredibly flexible" spoken language is produced through delicate patterns in the human brain, the researchers say. To determine whether the patterns are unique to humans, the research team performed ...

New research reveals that parrots produce speech using brain structures remarkably similar to those in humans.

What is a consonant cluster? It's a word that has multiple consonant sounds together. Look at the consonants at the starts of these words: fly /fl/ train /tr/ squirrel /skw/ throw /thr/.

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...