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Patterns of evolution in human speech processing and animal communication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

Michael J. Ryan ,
Nicole M. Kime  and
Gil G. Rosenthal
Michael J. Ryan
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 [email protected]@[email protected] uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ryanlab/
Nicole M. Kime
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 [email protected]@[email protected] uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ryanlab/
Gil G. Rosenthal
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 [email protected]@[email protected] uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ryanlab/
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Abstract

We consider Sussman et al.'s suggestion that auditory biases for processing low-noise relationships among pairs of acoustic variables is a preadaptation for human speech processing. Data from other animal communication systems, especially those involving sexual selection, also suggest that neural biases in the receiver system can generate strong selection on the form of communication signals.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 282 - 283
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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