Multimodal communication and language origins: integrating gestures and vocalizations
M Fröhlich, C Sievers, SW Townsend… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of divergent and independent research traditions in the gestural and vocal
domains of primate communication has resulted in major discrepancies in the definition and …
domains of primate communication has resulted in major discrepancies in the definition and …
Challenges in the comparative study of empathy and related phenomena in animals
The aim of this review is to discuss recent arguments and findings in the comparative study
of empathy. Based on a multidisciplinary approach including psychology and ethology, we …
of empathy. Based on a multidisciplinary approach including psychology and ethology, we …
[HTML][HTML] Great ape gestures: intentional communication with a rich set of innate signals
Great apes give gestures deliberately and voluntarily, in order to influence particular target
audiences, whose direction of attention they take into account when choosing which type of …
audiences, whose direction of attention they take into account when choosing which type of …
Infants' intentionally communicative vocalizations elicit responses from caregivers and are the best predictors of the transition to language: A longitudinal investigation …
What aspects of infants' prelinguistic communication are most valuable for learning to speak,
and why? We test whether early vocalizations and gestures drive the transition to word use …
and why? We test whether early vocalizations and gestures drive the transition to word use …
Expression unleashed: The evolutionary and cognitive foundations of human communication
C Heintz, T Scott-Phillips - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2023 - cambridge.org
Human expression is open-ended, versatile, and diverse, ranging from ordinary language
use to painting, from exaggerated displays of affection to micro-movements that aid …
use to painting, from exaggerated displays of affection to micro-movements that aid …
[HTML][HTML] The mismeasure of ape social cognition
In his classic analysis, Gould (The mismeasure of man, WW Norton, New York, 1981)
demolished the idea that intelligence was an inherent, genetic trait of different human …
demolished the idea that intelligence was an inherent, genetic trait of different human …
[HTML][HTML] Audience effect on domestic dogs' behavioural displays and facial expressions
In the present study we investigated the influence of positive and negative arousal situations
and the presence of an audience on dogs' behavioural displays and facial expressions. We …
and the presence of an audience on dogs' behavioural displays and facial expressions. We …
A convergent interaction engine: vocal communication among marmoset monkeys
JM Burkart, JEC Adriaense… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
To understand the primate origins of the human interaction engine, it is worthwhile to focus
not only on great apes but also on callitrichid monkeys (marmosets and tamarins). Like …
not only on great apes but also on callitrichid monkeys (marmosets and tamarins). Like …
Cognition and the human–animal relationship: a review of the sociocognitive skills of domestic mammals toward humans
In the past 20 years, research focusing on interspecific sociocognitive abilities of animals
toward humans has been growing, allowing a better understanding of the interactions …
toward humans has been growing, allowing a better understanding of the interactions …
Vocal signals facilitate cooperative hunting in wild chimpanzees
Cooperation and communication likely coevolved in humans. However, the evolutionary
roots of this interdependence remain unclear. We address this issue by investigating the role …
roots of this interdependence remain unclear. We address this issue by investigating the role …