Using surgically implanted electrodes and modeling, researchers brought to life the vocal muscle activity of sleeping great kiskadees While birds are fast asleep, their brains remain active, firing off electrical signals that can mimic those that occur while they’re awake and singing. This silent brain activity can even make the vocal muscles in their chests and throats move—similar to the way a sleeping dog’s paws might twitch. Now, for the first time, researchers have translated birds’ sleeping muscle activity into sound. The findings, published this month in the journal Chaos, offer new insights into the avian brain, as well as clues to what birds might dream about as they snooze. After capturing two wild birds, the scientists used surgically implanted electrodes to record the creatures’ muscle activity while they were sleeping and awake. In total, they recorded about 100 instances of muscle activity associated with singing. After capturing two wild birds, the scientists used surgically implanted electrodes to record the creatures’ muscle activity while they were sleeping and awake. In total, they recorded about 100 instances of muscle activity associated with singing Even after documenting muscle activity, it’s difficult for scientists to prove the birds were experiencing dreams. But even if birds don’t dream the exact same way humans do—with language and self-awareness—the findings suggest something is going on inside the minds of slumbering non-human creatures.
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