Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans

 

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Joel Kontinen

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a keyboard – a structure never seen before in any bird brain

According to evolutionists, some birds have vocal sounds just like humans, but this does not mean that they are like humans. In their view, chimps are most clearly related to humans.

”Budgerigars are some of the chattiest birds, and that is reflected in their brains. Budgie brains contain a map of the vocal sounds, which is similar to that found in the human brain and has not been seen in any other bird.

“We found that there was a representation of vocal sounds in a part of the brain that is analogous to a key speech region.”

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 Michael Marshall 2025 Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans | New Scientist 19 March