Sarah Woolley studies the parallels between the brains of humans and songbirds.

Sarah Wooley's Columbia Neuroscience Lab studies how the encoding of songs by neurons and circuits in the songbird brain is related to perception and behavior.

Sarah Wooley’s Columbia Neuroscience Lab studies how the encoding of songs by neurons and circuits in the songbird brain is related to perception and behavior.

At Columbia University, Sarah Woolley, studies the parallels between the brains of humans and songbirds – specifically, in their use of language or song.
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“Songbirds, like humans, have the rare ability to learn complex vocalization—what we call ‘song,’” explains Woolley. “This makes them very important for studying vocal communication and auditory perception.”
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