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Laughter Rhythm Study Traces Human Vocal Plasticity Along Hominid Line

Laughter Rhythm Study Traces Human Vocal Plasticity Along Hominid Line

Comparative analyses across all great apes indicate ancestral laughter was already isochronous, with tempo and variability increasing toward humans. The work suggests a continuum of growing vocal control that ultimately supported language evolution.

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Rhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human vocal plasticity falls on a hominid continuum