Comparative analysis of mineralocorticoid receptor expression among vocal learners (Bengalese finch and budgerigar) and non-vocal learners (quail and ring dove) has implications for the evolution of avian vocal learning

Expression pattern of cadherins in the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) suggests innate cortical diversification of the cerebrum

(2011) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Expression patterns of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica) brain suggest a relationship between stress hormones and song-system development

(2011) K. Suzuki et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Comparative Gene Expression Analysis Among Vocal Learners (Bengalese Finch and Budgerigar) and Non-Learners (Quail and Ring Dove) Reveals Variable Cadherin Expressions in the Vocal System

(2011) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Molecular characterization of the song control nucleus HVC in Bengalese finch brain

(2010) Masaki Kato et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Vocal control area-related expression of neuropilin-1, plexin-A4, and the ligand semaphorin-3A has implications for the evolution of the avian vocal system

(2010) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Evolution and diversity in avian vocal system: An Evo-Devo model from the morphological and behavioral perspectives

(2010) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Twitter evolution: converging mechanisms in birdsong and human speech

(2010) Johan J. Bolhuis et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Brain development under stress: Hypotheses of glucocorticoid actions revisited

(2009) Melly S. Oitzl et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Vocal area-related expression of the androgen receptor in the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) brain

(2008) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Expression analysis of cadherins in the songbird brain: Relationship to vocal system development

(2008) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Molecular Mapping of Movement-Associated Areas in the Avian Brain: A Motor Theory for Vocal Learning Origin

(2008) Gesa Feenders et al.   PLoS One

Birdsong “Transcriptomics”: Neurochemical Specializations of the Oscine Song System

(2008) Peter V. Lovell et al.   PLoS One

A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History

(2008) S. J. Hackett et al.   SCIENCE

Comparative analysis of gene expressions among avian brains: A molecular approach to the evolution of vocal learning

(2007) Eiji Matsunaga et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN