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Oudeyer combines insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and linguistics to explore questions about the origins of speech. He puts forward the startling proposal that speech can be spontaneously generated by the coupling of evolutionarily simple neural structures connecting perception and production. He tests this hypothesis through a computational system and shows that the linking of auditory and vocal motor neural nets produces syntactic rules that exhibit the fundamental properties of modern human speech systems. This fascinating account will interest all those interested in the evolution of speech.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780199289141
eBay Product ID (ePID)91927483
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameSelf-Organization in the Evolution of Speech
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Engineering & Technology, Anthropology
Publication Year2006
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaDevelopmental Psychology
AuthorPierre-Yves Oudeyer
SeriesStudies in the Evolution of Language
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height242 mm
Item Weight435 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPierre-Yves Oudeyer