Researchers have found that monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy but not the brain circuitry to produce human speech. The findings suggest that human speech stems mainly from the unique ...

However, soft-tissue anatomy can also provide insight on how ancient and extinct primates functioned and adapted.

Biological anthropology is the sub-discipline of anthropology that studies human evolution and variation. Specific emphasis is on mechanisms of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human ...

Second, we review functional activation of cortico-basal ganglia reward circuitry to explore points of convergence between primate anatomy studies and human functional MRI studies.

Humans have long mastered the art of expressing their goals and needs through both language and gestures. A similar behavior is also observed in non-human primates, who use complex gestures to ...

A team of neurologists, bioengineers and radiologists has found that two neurons in the human brain that code for dopamine production have to work harder than similar cells in primate relatives ...

New findings by researchers at the University of Montpellier, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

The study indicates that the limitations that keep nonhuman primates from speaking are in their brains, rather than their vocal anatomy.

A group of international scientists have mapped the genetic, cellular, and structural makeup of the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain. This understanding of brain structure allows for a ...

A simplified evolutionary tree of primate relationships showing the placement of Darwinius in relationship to other groups. From Williams et al., 2010. The study of human origins can be a ...