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To Reveal Rhythmic Roots of Laughter, Just Tickle an Ape

A 15-million-year-old clue in ape laughter may reveal how humans first evolved the ability to speak

What came first, speech or laughter? A new study suggests that humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans share a basic laughing rhythm inherited from the last common ancestor that lived about 15 million years ago.

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Study reveals humans and great apes may share same laughter pattern

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Humans evolved fastest among the apes, 3D skull study shows

Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the evolutionary advantages of these traits, finds a new analysis of ape skulls by ...

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Humans evolved fastest amongst the apes

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Rapid neuronal evolution linked to high prevalence of autism in humans

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high rate of Autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans ...

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