The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) has garnered interest recently as a powerful
model for the future of neuroscience research. Much of this excitement has centered on the …

Any account of “what is special about the human brain”(Passingham 2008) must specify the
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …

Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …

Marmosets display remarkable vocal motor abilities. Macaques do not. What is it about the
marmoset brain that enables its skill in the vocal domain? We examined the cortical control …

Understanding the neural underpinnings of vocal–motor control in humans and other
animals remains a major challenge in neurobiology. The Lombard effect–a rise in call …

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 …

Conversational turn-taking is an integral part of language development, as it reflects a
confluence of social factors that mitigate communication. Humans coordinate the timing of …

Anthropogenic noise is known to affect acoustic signal production in birds, frogs and
mammals. These animals use different mechanisms to adjust their signals to elevated …

An increasingly popular animal model for studying the neural basis of social behavior,
cognition, and communication is the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Interest in this …

Callithrix jacchus are small‐bodied Neotropical primates popularly known as common
marmosets. They are endemic to Northeast Brazil and occur in contrasting environments …