Evolutionary simplification in the human larynx – the loss of vocal membranes and air sacs common to all nonhuman primates – enabled the increased acoustic complexity required by human speech, ...

Discover how the human larynx anatomy allows pitch manipulation, enhancing our ability to emphasize words in speech. While we have a lot in common with our primate cousins, humans are unique among ...

WASHINGTON - Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distinguishing people from other primates that may underpin a capability indispensable to humankind - speaking.

The otherworldly sounds of a beatboxer’s craft owe it all to the complex workings of the tongue and a set of bizarre mechanisms that could 'make a few people spew in their laps.' In a new video ...

One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal range. But where does it come from? How much are our voices genetic, and how ...

Why are humans the only primates that can speak? Spoken language may have been made possible by simplification of the laryngeal anatomy, including the loss of vocal membranes and air sacs that are ...

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