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Motherese by any other name: Mother-infant communication in non-hominin mammals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2005

John D. Newman
John D. Newman*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Clinical Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Poolesville, MD20837http://gpp.nih.gov/researchers/viewbook/Newman_John.html
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jdnewman@helix.nih.gov
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Abstract:

The definition of motherese is extended to infant-directed vocalizations in non-hominin mammals. In many species, vocal interactions between mothers and their infants are common. The neural substrates mediating these interactions include the rostral limbic cortex of the frontal lobe. Spoken language may have arisen from hominin females vocalizing to their infants.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , August 2004 , pp. 519 - 520
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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The author of this commentary is employed by a government agency and as such this commentary is considered a work of the U.S. government and not subject to copyright within the United States.