Scientists wanted to know why the chatter of Alston’s singing mice sounds so much like human conversation. What they found ...
Mice do more than just squeak when they want to make a noise. They can also sing. And the way they do it is different from ...
To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any ...
Nestled in dark burrows, with a limited sense of vision, mice brush their whiskers against their environment to navigate and to detect objects around them. This behavior, termed whisking, has been ...
A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that male and female mice develop distinct sound preferences depending on their early auditory environment. When exposed as pups to ...
A technique that induces imaginary sounds in both mice and people could help scientists understand the brain circuits involved in schizophrenia and other disorders that cause hallucinations. The ...
ST. LOUIS -- Songbirds may be the Sinatras of the animal world, but male mice can carry a tune too, say Washington University researchers who were surprised by what they heard. Scientists have known ...
ST. LOUIS -- Songbirds may be the Sinatras of the animal world, but male mice can carry a tune too, say Washington University researchers who were surprised by what they heard. Scientists have known ...