Singing to Females Makes Male Songbirds 'Happy'</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Singing to Females Makes Male Songbirds 'Happy'"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Singing,to,Females,Makes,Male,Songbirds,Happy"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">09-10-2008</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Singing to Females Makes Male Songbirds 'Happy'</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/img_news/img_OVsauEADRGAXxKECeRLe_0.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">New York, USA (ScienceBlogs): According to newly published research, male songbirds do apparently experience happiness when they sing to females. Happiness is an emotion, so it is a slippery concept that is difficult to define scientifically. But it is known that brains experience a positive emotional response to obtaining rewards, such as food and sex. This is identifiable by the release of the neuropeptide, dopamine, within specific brain regions after receiving a sought-after reward. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/10/addictive_drugs_and_social_int.php " target="blank">scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/10/addictive_drugs_and_social_int.php </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show