The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...

Budgies are also known as parakeets or budgerigars and are small, colorful, friendly birds that you can find in homes all across the globe. They’re one of the smallest pet birds, but what they ...

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

Researchers found that budgerigars, a type of parakeet also called a budgie, have specialized brain regions for vocal production that closely resemble the brain structures humans use for speech.