A double-edged sword: producing repetitions and prolongations
... the process of inhibiting stuttering. – It has been suggested that imitation is an act that humans perform fluently. ...
... the process of inhibiting stuttering. – It has been suggested that imitation is an act that humans perform fluently. ...
Stone-age minds in modern skulls
... Human genes adapt to these selective pressures, a process known as gene-culture co-evolution. Some studies suggest that the rate of human evolution may have increased in the last 40,000 years, a result of natural selection in response to changes in human lifestyle driven by our capacity for culture. ...
... Human genes adapt to these selective pressures, a process known as gene-culture co-evolution. Some studies suggest that the rate of human evolution may have increased in the last 40,000 years, a result of natural selection in response to changes in human lifestyle driven by our capacity for culture. ...
THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE
... • Humans are the only species that has evolved an advanced system of communication between individuals. • Whereas other species communicate through ritualized and repetitious songs, calls, or gestures, humans have developed linguistic systems that can express a literally infinite variety of separate ...
... • Humans are the only species that has evolved an advanced system of communication between individuals. • Whereas other species communicate through ritualized and repetitious songs, calls, or gestures, humans have developed linguistic systems that can express a literally infinite variety of separate ...
Origin of speech
The origin of speech in Homo sapiens is a widely debated and controversial topic. The problems relate to humans' unprecedented use of the tongue, lips and vocal organs as instruments of communication. Other animals vocalise, but do not use the tongue to modulate sounds.