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Integration of visual and vocal communication: Evidence for Miocene origins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

David A. Leavens
David A. Leavens*
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Psychology Group, School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, East Sussex BN1 9QH, United Kingdomhttp://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/davidl/index.html
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davidl@central.susx.ac.uk
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Abstract:

Corballis suggests that apes lack voluntary control over their vocal production. However, recent evidence implicates voluntary control of vocalizations in apes, which suggests that intentional control of vocal communication predates the hominid-pongid split. Furthermore, the ease with which apes in captivity manipulate the visual attention of observers implies a common cognitive basis for joint attention in humans and apes.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 232 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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