Abstract #3072
Seasonal changes in the auditory network of female starling assessed with rsfMRI
Elisabeth Jonckers 1 , Geert De Groof 1 , and Annemie Van der Linden 1
1
Biomedical Sciences, Bio-imaging Lab,
University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium
Songbirds show extensive neuroplasticity over the
seasons in the song control system related to their song
behavior. In this experiment we used resting state fMRI
to asses plasticity in the auditory network. The fact
that female starlings select mates based on song
characteristics possibly indicate an increased relevance
for auditory discrimination in breeding season compared
to non-breeding season. In this study we investigated if
this increased discrimination is reflected in an
increased local functional connectivity (FC) within the
major auditory areas.
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