Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?
Are we able to differentiate between the vocal emissions of certain primates? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) asked volunteers to categorise the vocalisations of three species of great apes (Hominidae) and humans. During each exposure to these ”onomatopoeia”, brain activity was measured. Unlike previous studies, the scientists reveal that phylogenetic proximity — … Read more
