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\n\nPublisher:\n\nNew Scientist\n\n\n
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\nThe evolutionary origins of speech may be glimpsed in the tool-using abilities of great apes. A project testing great apes’ puzzle-solving abilities could offer insight into the mental abilities underpinning language. Solving the puzzles...\nThe evolutionary origins of speech may be glimpsed in the tool-using abilities of great apes. A project testing great apes’ puzzle-solving abilities could offer insight into the mental abilities underpinning language. Solving the puzzles involves the same sorts of mental abilities humans use in speech, so by studying the gorillas, Birkbeck researchers hope to learn more about language development in another great ape: us. New Scientist has been following this pioneering research, discovering that humans are not as unique as we’d like to think. Read more\n
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