WASHINGTON: A recent study by Oregon Health & Science University got some national attention on the topic of drunken birds. Scientists know little about why humans slur their speech when they drink alcohol.
Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University hope tipsy songbirds can help them uncover clues.
OHSU researcher Christopher Olson is recording the sounds made by male zebra finches.
Olson tells KATU that a trained ear can hear evidence of slurring in the songs of birds that were given alcohol with their helping of diluted white grape juice.
Olson says finches learn song patterns similar to the way humans learn to speak. He says he hopes to learn why alcohol affects birdsong, and ultimately why it affects humans’ speech.
He says the research could help scientists learn more about people who have speech disorders or problems with alcohol.
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