lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium

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The lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium (LMAN) is a songbird forebrain region crucial for vocal learning and song variability, particularly during juvenile song development.

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instanceOf brain nucleus
songbird brain region
abbreviation LMAN
activityCorrelatesWith moment-to-moment changes in song structure
vocal exploration
connectedTo Area X of the basal ganglia NERFINISHED
robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) NERFINISHED
coreProjectsTo robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA)
developmentalRole critical during sensitive period for song learning
expresses activity-dependent plasticity-related genes
foundInTaxon songbirds
hasCellType GABAergic interneurons
glutamatergic projection neurons
hasSubregion core of LMAN
shell of LMAN
homologousTo components of mammalian cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loops
involvedIn generation of song variability during practice
synaptic plasticity underlying song modification
trial-and-error learning of song syllables
lesionEffect premature crystallization of song
reduction of song variability
lessCriticalFor adult crystallized song production
locatedIn avian telencephalon
song system of songbirds
modulates variability of motor commands to vocal muscles via RA
necessaryFor maintenance of song variability in juveniles
normal juvenile song learning
partOf anterior forebrain pathway NERFINISHED
anterior nidopallium
songbird forebrain
playsRoleIn error-based modification of song
exploration of vocal motor patterns
juvenile song development
sensorimotor learning of song
song variability
vocal learning
projectsTo Area X of the basal ganglia NERFINISHED
medial portion of the dorsolateral thalamus (DLM)
robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) NERFINISHED
receivesAuditoryFeedbackInformation indirectly from auditory forebrain regions
receivesInputFrom higher-order auditory and premotor areas
researchUse studying basal ganglia–dependent learning in birds
studying developmental critical periods
shellProjectsTo basal ganglia Area X NERFINISHED
usedAsModelFor exploration–exploitation trade-offs in motor control
neural basis of vocal learning
neural mechanisms of motor learning

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Area X connectedTo lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium