scholarly journals The evolution of speech and language

2014 ◽  
Vol 37/38 ◽  
pp. 11-48
Author(s):  
Ivor Janković ◽  
Tena Šojer
Keyword(s):  
Speech And Language ◽  
Evolution Of Speech

The Evolution of Speech and Language

2014 ◽  
pp. 873-920
Author(s):  
Philip Lieberman ◽  
Robert C. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Speech And Language ◽  
Evolution Of Speech

The Evolution of Speech and Language

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
Philip Lieberman ◽  
Robert C. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Speech And Language ◽  
Evolution Of Speech

Vocal innovation

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Locke
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Target Article ◽  
Evolution Of Speech ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Important Form

AbstractAn important form of innovation involves use of the voice in a new way, usually to solve some environmental problem. Vocal innovation occurs in humans and other animals, including chimpanzees. The framework outlined in the target article, appropriately modified, may permit new perspectives on the use of others as tools, especially by infants, and the evolution of speech and language.

scholarly journals Homology and Specificity of Natural Sound-Encoding in Human and Monkey Auditory Cortex

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 3636-3650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Erb ◽  
Marcelo Armendariz ◽  
Federico De Martino ◽  
Rainer Goebel ◽  
Wim Vanduffel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Cortex ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Nonhuman Primates ◽  
Speech Analysis ◽  
Acoustic Features ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Essential Step ◽  
Natural Sound ◽  
Evolution Of Speech ◽  
Fast Rates

Abstract Understanding homologies and differences in auditory cortical processing in human and nonhuman primates is an essential step in elucidating the neurobiology of speech and language. Using fMRI responses to natural sounds, we investigated the representation of multiple acoustic features in auditory cortex of awake macaques and humans. Comparative analyses revealed homologous large-scale topographies not only for frequency but also for temporal and spectral modulations. In both species, posterior regions preferably encoded relatively fast temporal and coarse spectral information, whereas anterior regions encoded slow temporal and fine spectral modulations. Conversely, we observed a striking interspecies difference in cortical sensitivity to temporal modulations: While decoding from macaque auditory cortex was most accurate at fast rates (> 30 Hz), humans had highest sensitivity to ~3 Hz, a relevant rate for speech analysis. These findings suggest that characteristic tuning of human auditory cortex to slow temporal modulations is unique and may have emerged as a critical step in the evolution of speech and language.

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