Tag: language

Humans and birds share the same singing genes

It’s not just great minds that think alike. Dozens of the genes involved in the vocal learning that underpins human speech are also active in some songbirds. And knowing this suggests that birds could become a standard model for investigating the genetics of speech production – and speech disorders. Image: Adrian S Jones

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Computer decodes dog communication

Barking dogs might be better communicators than we thought, according to a new study. Computer software can distinguish individual dogs by their barks, and also suggests that certain barks act as a “universal language”, carrying information about the dog’s mind-set that is readily understood by their fellow pooches. Image: Rennett Stowe

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Men talk just as freely as women

Silence is golden, but it is not the preserve of men. It seems that verbosity may be governed by personality type, not gender. Far from being tight-lipped, males managed an average of around 16,000 words a day – the same number as female students. Image: slightly everything

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