Recursive self-embedded vocal motifs in wild orangutans

Recursive procedures that allow placing a vocal signal inside another of a similar kind provide a neuro-computational blueprint for syntax and phonology in spoken language and human song. There are, however, no known vocal sequences among nonhuman primates arranged in self-embedded patterns that evi...

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Published in:eLife
Main Authors: Adriano R Lameira, Madeleine E Hardus, Andrea Ravignani, Teresa Raimondi, Marco Gamba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/88348