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> "However, it is unclear whether songbirds can cognitively control their vocal output." The second sentence of the abstract. These biologists did not seem to
by sfvisser 7y ago
> "However, it is unclear whether songbirds can cognitively control their vocal output."
The second sentence of the abstract.
These biologists did not seem to assume that 'we are surrounded by mindless organic automatons' at all. They just didn't know and that's why they did some research. They probably started this research because they had some conviction that (at least some) birds do have control.
- michael-ax 7y agohttps://www.dropbox.com/s/9kr7ptryrbv1ruw/WhiteFeather.mpeg https://www.dropbox.com/s/9kr7ptryrbv1ruw/WhiteFeather.mpeg As simply sitting with one of these birds will quickly convince you that they aren't just smart but have a lot of control, I'm moved to think that they simply explored the inefficiencies of mechanized training approaches.