Song-related intracellular activity of HVC projection neurons. A, B, Membrane potential of an HVC(RA) neuron (A) and an HVC(X) neuron (B) during the production of three repetitions of a song motif (sonogram frequency: 0.5–7.5 kHz). C, D, Number of bursts per motif (left) and the jitter of burst events in relation to the song (right) as observed in HVC(RA) neurons (C) and HVC(X) neurons (D). E, F, Normalized distribution of PSP amplitudes and the mean frequency of these events in HVC(RA) neurons (E) and HVC(X) neurons (F). G, H, Subthreshold cross-correlation coefficient extracted from HVC(RA) neuron (G) and HVC(X) neuron (H) activity during singing (shaded region = 95% confidence interval).