A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...

reputation for their loud, repetitive chatter, and for good reason. I myself am often rudely awoken by the incessant twittering of my pet parakeet, Stewie. new research revealed that might not be the ...

A lost parakeet in Japan was returned safely to its owner last week after it told police its home address. Why do captive birds mimic human speech, and how do they decide what to say? They’re trying ...