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biology26 days ago•19 min saved

Laughter's steady rhythm traces the evolution from apes to human speech

A cross-species study of laughter in orangutans, gorillas, bonobos, chimpanzees, and humans finds laughter isochronous across extant great apes, with tempo accelerating and variability increasing over roughly 15 million years of hominid evolution. Tickling-induced laughter is more regular than play, and humans show the most context-sensitive tempo changes, indicating progressive gains in vocal control that likely paved the way for speech and language.

via Nature|

#biology #hominid-evolution #isochrony

science26 days ago•5 min saved

Tickles Across Species: Ape and Human Laughter Share a Shared Rhythm

A study analyzing tickled human children and juvenile great apes (orangutans, gorillas, bonobos, chimpanzees) found they produce similar, evenly spaced laughter rhythms, suggesting conserved primate vocal control dating back about 15 million years; laughter becomes more variable during social play due to movement.

via Nature|

#apes #evolution #humans

neuroscience3 years ago•4 min saved

Orangutans' Dual Sounds Provide Insight into Human Speech Evolution

Orangutans have been observed producing two different sounds simultaneously, similar to human beatboxers or songbirds. The discovery suggests that the early language structure of our ancestors might have resembled something like beatboxing. The vocal control abilities of great apes have been underestimated compared to the focus on bird vocal abilities. The findings provide clues around the evolution of human speech and beatboxing capabilities.

via Neuroscience News|

#beatboxing #language-structure #neuroscience