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Singing Mice and Brain Chemistry

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the disney-escapees dept.

Shirlockc writes "The Public Library of Science has a research article on how male mice actually sing in the presence of females. They actually posted some of the audios adjusted for human ears as these songs are ultrasonic. The authors are comparing these warbles to bird songs. The songs are quite complex so do the mice learn them and/or improve on them? This can be a potential model for investigating how brain chemistry works during learning."

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  1. Re:Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy by inphorm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Haha. for sure.

    I was actually reminded of that farside comic where the guy invents a headpiece to interpret what dogs are saying when they bark and all he gets is "hey! hey, hey! hey, hey!heeeeey"

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  2. Obligatory... by c_forq · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I for one welcome our new singing mice overlords (or at least will when they figure out the answer to life, the universe, and everything).

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  3. I wonder by icepick72 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Does the sound trail up or down when the mouse trap snaps around their necks?

  4. Re:Howling Mice Already Discovered by gstoddart · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I'm so moist I'm sticking to the leather.

    Best. Sig. Ever.

    I've got wood just thinking about it. :-P
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