Language Evolution: Loquacious Monkey Brains?

Asif A. Ghazanfar; Cory T. Miller

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.026

Language Evolution: Loquacious Monkey Brains?

Asif A. Ghazanfar, Cory T. Miller

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Abstract

Theories about the evolutionary path that led to the neuronal network underlying human language have long generated much heat without light. Using PET imaging, a recent study suggests that monkeys share a circuit for vocal perception with humans, adding some empirical data to the debate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R879-R881
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	16
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.026
State	Published - Oct 24 2006

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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