The integration hypothesis of human language evolution and the nature of contemporary languages [PDF]
, 2014 How human language arose is a mystery in the evolution of Homo sapiens. Miyagawa et al. (2013) put forward a proposal, which we will call the Integration Hypothesis of human language evolution, that holds that human language is composed of two components,
Kazuo Okanoya +3 more
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Songbirds and humans apply different strategies in a sound sequence discrimination task
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 The abilities of animals and humans to extract rules from sound sequences have previously been compared using observation of spontaneous responses and conditioning techniques.
Yoshimasa eSeki +7 more
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Testes asymmetry, condition and sexual selection in birds: an experimental test [PDF]
, 1998 The functional significance of the marked directional asymmetry in testes size observed in many bird species is obscure. Møller suggested that (i) the smaller of the two testes serves a compensatory role and increases in size (and hence reduces ...
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Translation and Bilingualism in Monica Ali’s and Jhumpa Lahiri’s Marginalized Identities [PDF]
, 2012 This investigation seeks to demonstrate how Ali and Lahiri represent two different migrant experiences, Muslim and Indian, each of which functioning within a multicultural Anglo-American context.
Rizzo, Alessandra
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Defects in ultrasonic vocalization of cadherin-6 knockout mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND:Although some molecules have been identified as responsible for human language disorders, there is still little information about what molecular mechanisms establish the faculty of human language.
Ryoko Nakagawa +2 more
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Parallels in the sequential organization of birdsong and human speech. [PDF]
, 2019 Human speech possesses a rich hierarchical structure that allows for meaning to be altered by words spaced far apart in time. Conversely, the sequential structure of nonhuman communication is thought to follow non-hierarchical Markovian dynamics ...
Gentner, Timothy Q +3 more
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Ethology, Volume 131, Issue 12, Page 277-289, December 2025.Nutritional condition shapes courtship and mating success in the jumping spider Saitis barbipes. ABSTRACT Male courtship signals are generally a product of strong selection on their capacity to attract mates and convey signaller quality to achieve mating success.
Miriam Scriba
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Age-related changes in the Bengalese finch song motor program [PDF]
Neurobiology of Aging, 2012 It is well established that there are remarkable similarities between song learning in oscine birds and acquisition of speech in young children. Human speech shows marked changes with senescence, but few studies have evaluated how song changes with advanced age in songbirds.
Brenton G, Cooper +5 more
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Learning is enhanced by tailoring instruction to individual genetic differences. [PDF]
, 2019 It is widely argued that personalized instruction based on individual differences in learning styles or genetic predispositions could improve learning outcomes.
Brainard, Michael S, Mets, David G
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FoxP2 isoforms delineate spatiotemporal transcriptional networks for vocal learning in the zebra finch. [PDF]
, 2018 Human speech is one of the few examples of vocal learning among mammals yet ~half of avian species exhibit this ability. Its neurogenetic basis is largely unknown beyond a shared requirement for FoxP2 in both humans and zebra finches.
Aamodt, Caitlin M +7 more
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