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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Read the full research here doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Screenshot of the PDF of the Research Article, Prenatal acoustic communication triggers adaptive vascular programming in the developing avian brain, by Prakrit Subba, Mylene M. Mariette, Katerina A. Palios, Michael G. Emmerson, Elisabetta Versace,
Katherine L. Buchanan, David F. Clayton and Julia M. George. The publishing information states © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252287. doi:10.1242/jeb.252287. The first sentence of the Abstract is: Developmental plasticity allows organisms to adjust their phenotypes to match environmental conditions, but how sensory cues program specific physiological systems remains poorly understood.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Zebra finch parents change the brains of chicks inside eggs just by singing to them! Adult zebra finches sing heat songs when temperatures are high & the sound changes blood vessels in the hypothalamus, potentially protecting the chicks from heat stroke doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A pair of Australian zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis) at Cameron Corner, Sturt National Park, NSW, Australia. The male is on the left. Photo credit: PotMart186, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Prakrit Subba @subbaprakrit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New preprint alert! 🧠🐦 Parental "heat calls" during incubation program the embryonic blood-brain barrier in zebra finches—preparing the developing brain for future heat challenges through sound alone. An exciting example of anticipatory developmental plasticity. doi.org/10.64898/202...

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