preach!!!!

(more context on the not silent enough for #SilentSunday i posted last night)

#Birds #Birding #Songbirds #Passerines #Neotropics #Wetland #Forest #Singing #Cute #Yellow #BirdPhotography

17-Apr-2026
Songbird brains can generate new #neurons. Can we help human brains do the same?
New Boston University study shines fresh light on how #songbirds' #brains refresh themselves; it could one day open the door to new human therapies

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123836

#science #neuroscience

Why the lack of neurogenesis in adults may be an evolved positive trait in mammals. In song birds:

“... as the new neurons move through the brain, they seem to be pushing or deforming the tissue,” Scott says. “You could imagine that they might be altering the circuit, breaking connections that are the basis of stored memories.”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/songbirds-reveal-the-dark-side-of-making-new-brain-cells-as-adults/

Commentary on:

"Songbird connectome reveals tunneling of migratory neurons in the adult striatum", Shvedov et al. 2026
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.057

#neuroscience #songbirds #zebrafinch #neurogenesis

15-Apr-2026
#Birds caught stealing from their neighbors
Branch bandits pose a hidden threat to native species

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124285

#science #ecology #behaviour #hawaii #songbirds

In my latest blog post for Beaks & Bones, I cover research that showed how extreme climate events can affect the #evolution of #songbirds through a fascinating chain of events.

Read the full story here:
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/drought-induced-evolution

original study:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj4478

#scicomm #birds #birdsofmastodon #BeaksAndBones #science #research #climatechange