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Abstract
Humans regularly engage in efficient communicative conversations, which serve to socially align individuals1 . In conversations, we take fast-paced turns using a human-universal structure of deploying and receiving signals which shows consistent timing across cultures2 . We report here that chimpanzees also engage in rapid signal-to-signal turn-taking during face-to-face gestural exchanges with a similar average latency between turns to that of human conversation. This correspondence between human and chimpanzee face-to-face communication points to shared underlying rules in communication. These structures could be derived from shared ancestral mechanisms or convergent strategies that enhance coordinated interactions or manage competition for communicative ‘space’.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 673-674 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 14 |
Early online date | 22 Jul 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Jul 2024 |
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Cat Hobaiter: H2020 ERC Starting Grant 2018 GESTURALORIGINS
Hobaiter, C. (PI)
1/03/19 → 28/02/24
Project: Fellowship
Datasets
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GestureConversations
Hobaiter, C. (Creator) & Badihi, G. (Creator), GitHub, May 2024
https://github.com/Wild-Minds/GestureConversations
Dataset: Software