Singing To Females Makes Male Birds' Brains Happy
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
The melodious singing of birds has been long appreciated by humans, and has often been thought to reflect a particularly positive emotional state of the singer. Researchers in Japan have now demonstrated that this can be true. When male birds sang to attract females, specific "reward" areas of their brain were strongly activated.
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