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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 mryan@mail.utexas.edu nmkime@mail.utexas.edu fishman@mail.utexas.edu uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ryanlab/
Nicole M. Kime
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 mryan@mail.utexas.edu nmkime@mail.utexas.edu fishman@mail.utexas.edu uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ryanlab/
Gil G. Rosenthal
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 mryan@mail.utexas.edu nmkime@mail.utexas.edu fishman@mail.utexas.edu uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ryanlab/
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Abstract

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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.

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