These mice sing their little hearts out—and that's good for neuroscience

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A singing mouse on a rock

What singing rodents can teach us about human conversation.

The words “singing mice” might conjure up memories of Cinderelly’s—er, Cinderella’s pals and a squeaky yet exquisitely harmonized Christmas song sung by another trio of…

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