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Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

9 February 2018

Zebra finches sing during the day, and at night while they sleep their vocal organs act out the motions of singing, a bit like a sleepwalking person
Neurons in the brain

First glimpse of how genes may cause mental health problems

8 February 2018

Geneticists are starting to unpick what causes psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and even some autism-like developmental conditions

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