Song, Sleep, and the Slow Evolution of Thoughts

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Exploring the neural mechanisms of learning, this book delves into song memorization in canaries and the impact of sleep on memory consolidation in rats. It reveals how a specific forebrain nucleus encodes syllabic patterns influenced by experience and attention. Additionally, it examines how sleep can alter gene expression based on prior stimuli. The final chapter proposes a hypothesis about the nature of thoughts as electrical activity waves in the brain, tracing the evolutionary relationship between brains and thoughts from ancient times to today.