Reposted by Alfred Anwander
"Language-related neural specialisation in humans likely evolved through gradual strengthening of a pre-existing connection rather than arising de novo." Important conclusion from state-of-the-art neuroimaging in wild & captive chimpanzees by @ybecker.bsky.social, @alfredanwander.bsky.social & co.👇🧪
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Long arcuate fascicle in wild and captive chimpanzees as a potential structural precursor of the language network - Nature Communications
The arcuate fascicle connection with the middle temporal gyrus has been considered unique to humans. Using high-resolution diffusion MRI, the authors systematically show this connection in chimpanzees...
