Why vocal production of atypical sounds in apes and its cerebral correlates have a lot to say about the origin of language

Adrien Meguerditchian, Jared P. Taglialatela, David A. Leavens, William D. Hopkins

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Abstract

Ackermann et al. mention the acquisition of species-atypical sounds in apes without any discussion. In our commentary, we demonstrate that these atypical sounds in chimpanzees not only include laryngeal sounds, but also have a major significance regarding the origins of language, if we consider looking at their context of use, their social properties, their relations with gestures, their lateralization, and their neurofunctional correlates as well.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)565-566
Number of pages2
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume37
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - May 15 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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