Unraveling the Roots of Human Language
Episode S2 · Ep 19 23 min 55s

Unraveling the Roots of Human Language

Send us Fan Mail Today we dive deep into the fascinating world of language evolution! We’ll explore groundbreaking research from PLOS Biology that unveils the cognitive mechanisms behind how humans and great apes visually track events to identify agent-patient relationships. Discover the surprising similarities in visual attention between humans and our closest primate relatives, challenging the notion that event role tracking is uniquely human. We'll discuss how both species exhibit r...

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