A Hit of Dopamine Tells Baby Birds When Their Song Practice Is Paying Off
Qi was able to show that another chemical messenger called acetylcholine can trigger dopamine release in the bird’s brain ...
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A hit of dopamine tells baby birds when their song practice is paying off
What they found surprised them. Whenever a bird practiced, dopamine levels in the bird's basal ganglia started to ramp up. It didn't matter whether they hit all the notes or missed the mark.