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Chimpanzee calls trigger a distinct response in the human brain: A small patch in the human auditory cortex responds more to chimpanzee calls than to other primate sounds. The result points to shared vocal processing with great apes and hints at deep roots for voice recognition.

A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.

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