Brain complexity: early ape pathways for hearing (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 17:48 (1467 days ago) @ dhw

QUOTE: "Scientists have discovered an earlier origin to the human language pathway in the brain, pushing back its evolutionary origin by at least 20 million years.

DAVID: As usual I view it as God's preplanning evolution. It is simple to conclude God knew where He was headed.

dhw: It is simple to conclude that there is a direct line between us and our anthropoid ancestors. If I remember rightly, you used to tell us that your God must have intervened to give us the apparatus for human speech. But I’ll wait for you to confirm this before drawing any conclusions

Many adaptations for sapiens speech: high arched palate, dropped larynx, epiglottis airway protection, improved lip and tongue control for a bigger variety of phonemes, recently found cerebellar circuits. Of course a direct line, while it is the cause we debate.