A Developmental Timeline of Parvalbumin-Expressing Neuron Addition to the Zebra Finch HVC During the Critical Period
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4 Introduction 6 Songbirds and Humans 6 Zebra Finch Song Structure and Learning Process 6 Critical Periods 7 HVC and Neurogenesis 8 The Song System 10 Role of Inhibitory Interneurons in Learning and Plasticity 16 Perineuronal Nets 19 Hypothesis and Predictions 20 Methods 22 Subjects 22 BrdU Injections 22 Song Recording and Analysis 23 Immunohistochemistry 23 Histology 23 Data Collection 25 Statistics 25 Results 27 Discussion 41 Conclusion 50
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