Topic
Human Speech
Humans and great apes show similar rhythmic pattern in laughter
Humans and great apes utilize the same underlying rhythmic structure when laughing, suggesting a shared evolutionary root. Human laughter has since developed greater flexibility and social complexity.
Apes and humans have been sharing a laugh for 15 million years
A University of Warwick study reveals that the rhythmic structure of laughter is conserved across primate species, challenging theories on how human speech evolved.