Great apes have similar laugh rhythm to modern humans for 15M years
10 hours ago
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- Great apes and humans share a similar rhythmic laughter pattern, indicating it dates back 15 million years to a common ancestor.
- Human laughter has evolved to be faster, more variable, and context-dependent, unlike other apes' laughter.
- The study suggests laughter evolution provides insight into the gradual development of vocal control, a building block for human speech.