Human brains light up for chimp voices in a way no one expected
The human brain is not limited to recognizing our own voices.
The human brain is not limited to recognizing our own voices. Research from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has revealed that specific parts of the auditory cortex react strongly to chimpanzee vocalizations.
Chimpanzees are our closest relatives both genetically and in the types of sounds they produce. The study, which appears in the journal eLife, indicates that certain subregions of the brain may be especially tuned to the calls of particular primate species.
First reported by ScienceDaily: Relationships.
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