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Here comes another example of a figure that has been recreated in SVG format to make it editable. It schematically depicts the anterior and posterior song-learning pathways in birds, as explained in [[Bird vocalization]]

Song-learning pathways in birds. Used, e.g., on the Ukrainian and German Wikipedias.

**Source**: Nottebohm, F. (2005). "The Neural Basis of Birdsong". *PLOS Biology*. 3 (5): e164. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030164. PMC 1110917. PMID 15884976.

Anterior forebrain pathway (vocal learning): composed of Area X, which is a homologue to mammalian basal ganglia; the lateral part of the magnocellular nucleus of anterior neostriatum (LMAN), also considered a part of the avian basal ganglia; and the dorso-lateral division of the medial thalamus (DLM).
Posterior descending pathway (vocal production): composed of HVC (proper name, although sometimes referred to as the high vocal center); the robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA); and the tracheosyringeal part of the hypoglossal nucleus (nXIIts).^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ Brainard, M. S. & Doupe, A. J. (2000). "Auditory feedback in learning and maintenance of vocal behavior". Nature Rev. Neurosci. 1 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1038/35036205. PMID 11252766. S2CID 5133196.
^ Carew, Thomas J. (2000). Behavioral Neurobiology: The Cellular Organization of Natural Behavior. Sinauer Associates, Inc. ISBN 978-0878930920.

[Brainard_2000_31-40-1] Brainard, M. S. & Doupe, A. J. (2000). "Auditory feedback in learning and maintenance of vocal behavior". Nature Rev. Neurosci. 1 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1038/35036205. PMID 11252766. S2CID 5133196.

[carew-2] Carew, Thomas J. (2000). Behavioral Neurobiology: The Cellular Organization of Natural Behavior. Sinauer Associates, Inc. ISBN 978-0878930920.

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