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Why we study birds and babies

Posted on February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Mike

Perri Klass, a pediatrician, science writer, and NYU professor of pediatrics and journalism, wrote a wonderful article for the Harvard Medicine magazine on why we study both baby babbling and birdsong.  Perri took the time to visit our lab and get an in-depth understanding of what we do and why we do it.  Thanks, Perri!

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