Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2011 Jul 26;21(14):R543-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.035.

Speech perception: a language-trained chimpanzee weighs in

W Tecumseh Fitch  1
Affiliations
Free article
Comment

Speech perception: a language-trained chimpanzee weighs in

W Tecumseh Fitch. Curr Biol. .
Free article

Abstract

A language-trained chimpanzee is able to interpret synthetic 'auditory caricatures' as speech. Important components of human speech perception thus rely upon general auditory mechanisms that predated the evolution of spoken language.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

LinkOut - more resources