Sunday 4 March 2018

Monkey Vocabulary Decoded


Neuroscientists identify the smallest units that make up the vocalization of marmoset monkeys

Date:  February 22, 2018
Source:  Universitaet Tübingen

Summary:
From short 'tsiks' and 'ekks' to drawn-out 'phees' -- all the sounds produced by marmoset monkeys are made up of individual syllables of fixed length, according to a new study. The smallest units of vocalization and their rhythmic production in the brain of our relatives could also have been a prerequisite of human speech.


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