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Animal models of autism

In 2012, a researcher from the University of Nebraska at Kearney published a study reviewing research that had been done using the songbird as a model for autism spectrum disorders, noting that the neurobiology of vocalization is similar between humans and songbirds, and that, in both species, social learning plays a central role in the development of the ability to vocalize.


Richard G. Kopf

Kopf received his B.A. from Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) in 1969 where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

University College Roosevelt

UCR also has direct exchange agreements with the Honors Program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA, and with Glendon College in Toronto, Canada.


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