J Comp Neurol April 2021 PMID 32720701

Evolution of the speech-ready brain: The voice/jaw connection in the human motor cortex.

Steven Brown, Ye Yuan, Michel Belyk

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The frame-content theory proposes that jaw oscillations played a key role in the evolution of syllable structure in speech, with vocalization added later to transform these jaw movements into spoken syllables.
Functional MRI evidence shows overlapping brain areas controlling the larynx and jaw muscles in humans, indicating a close neural connection that supports the pairing of vocalization and jaw movement in speech production.
The evolution of speech in humans involved inheriting voluntary jaw control from ancestors and developing new brain regions near the jaw area to gain voluntary control over vocalization, enabling the complex speech abilities we have today.]

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Evolution of Speech and Brain Development: The Voice and Jaw Linkage

This video explores how jaw oscillations contributed to the evolution of syllable structure in speech, supported by brain imaging evidence showing neural connections controlling the larynx and jaw muscles, enabling…

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Evolution of the Motor Cortex for Speech Production Explained

This study investigates how jaw oscillations contributed to the evolution of syllable structure in speech. It reveals overlapping brain regions controlling the larynx and jaw, supporting the neural pairing of…

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Evolution of Speech and Brain Development: The Voice and Jaw Linkage

Evolution of the Motor Cortex for Speech Production Explained