A Brain for Speech. Evolutionary Continuity in Primate and Human Auditory-Vocal Processing

In this review article, I propose a continuous evolution from the auditory-vocal apparatus and its mechanisms of neural control in non-human primates, to the peripheral organs and the neural control of human speech. Although there is an overall conservatism both in peripheral systems and in central...

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Main Author: Francisco Aboitiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00174/full