Broca's area and the origins of human vocal skill.
Chimpanzees appear to be unable to learn to speak. It is usual to attribute their lack of vocal skill to limitations of their vocal tract, and to the absence in their neocortex of any area corresponding to Broca's area in the human brain. The first signs of Broca's area in hominid endocast...
Main Author: | Passingham, R |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1981
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