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|Purpose=The study aimed to investigate if there was a correlation between chimpanzees' ability to throw feces and their communication skills. This research drew from the hypothesis that the development of throwing skills in early hominins might have influenced the evolution of language and speech, particularly focusing on the left hemisphere specialization | |Purpose=The study aimed to investigate if there was a correlation between chimpanzees' ability to throw feces and their communication skills. This research drew from the hypothesis that the development of throwing skills in early hominins might have influenced the evolution of language and speech, particularly focusing on the left hemisphere specialization | ||
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|Purposeinput type=textarea=The study aimed to investigate if there was a correlation between chimpanzees' ability to throw feces and their communication skills. This research drew from the hypothesis that the development of throwing skills in early hominins might have influenced the evolution of language and speech, particularly focusing on the left hemisphere specialization. | |Purposeinput type=textarea=The study aimed to investigate if there was a correlation between chimpanzees' ability to throw feces and their communication skills. This research drew from the hypothesis that the development of throwing skills in early hominins might have influenced the evolution of language and speech, particularly focusing on the left hemisphere specialization. | ||
|Detailsinput type=textarea=The National Institutes of Health (NIH) allocated $592,527 for research into understanding the behavior of chimpanzees throwing feces, which was conducted by William Hopkins at Emory University's Yerkes Primate Center. The study concluded that chimpanzees who are better at throwing objects, including feces, have more developed brains, particularly in areas associated with communication. Specifically, these chimpanzees showed more white matter in the homologue of Broca's area, which is linked to speech in humans. | |Detailsinput type=textarea=The National Institutes of Health (NIH) allocated $592,527 for research into understanding the behavior of chimpanzees throwing feces, which was conducted by William Hopkins at Emory University's Yerkes Primate Center. The study concluded that chimpanzees who are better at throwing objects, including feces, have more developed brains, particularly in areas associated with communication. Specifically, these chimpanzees showed more white matter in the homologue of Broca's area, which is linked to speech in humans. | ||
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Why chimpanzees throw feces was funded by National Institutes of Health for the amount of 592527.
Purpose
The study aimed to investigate if there was a correlation between chimpanzees' ability to throw feces and their communication skills. This research drew from the hypothesis that the development of throwing skills in early hominins might have influenced the evolution of language and speech, particularly focusing on the left hemisphere specialization
Details
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The study concluded that chimpanzees who are better at throwing objects, including feces, have more developed brains, particularly in areas associated with communication. Specifically, these chimpanzees showed more white matter in the homologue of Broca's area, which is linked to speech in humans.
It was conducted by William Hopkins at Emory University's Yerkes Primate Center.
