Learning language with the singalong neurons

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19726394.600-learning-langu...

Researchers are finding out that songbirds may learn bird songs in a similar way to how humans acquire language.

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Pets & Animals

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• birds
• mirror
• neurons
• brain
• songs
• tunes
• swallows
• new
• scientist
• newscientist

[andopolis]

I'm in ur trees, stealin ur songs!

[jp1989at]

I don't really see how applying research in mirror neurons to the language acquisition process is common sense. Besides, research has proved that common sense is wrong in various occasions so his argument is wrong in every sense.

[grraadd]

bsullivan2, everything can be tested in laboratories... so you are wrong again (after common sense) :-D

[WheelChairBasketball]

That is mostly true, so i don't see why people had to piss on this comment.

[superfisto]

"All our scientists are hip and good looking!"

[bsullivan2]

GEE, YOU THINK SO!?!?!?!?!?! Fucking idiots. Scientists are the dumbest people in the world when it comes to thinking about things with common sense that can't be tested in laboratories.

[JpaneseFun]

copy-cat

[g000we]

At Uni I head some weird sounds up in a tree, of a car door closing, an electric wisk, a mobile phone ringtone, and a lorry braking.. turned out to be a sodding songthrush!