Monkey speak: Macaques have the anatomy, not the brain, for human speech

Saturday, December 10, 2016 - 17:51 in Psychology & Sociology

Monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy to produce “clearly intelligible” human speech but lack the brain circuitry to do so, according to new research. The findings — which could apply to other African ... Read more

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