@article {330092,
	title = {Chimpanzee gestural exchanges share temporal structure with human language},
	journal = {Current Biology},
	volume = {34},
	year = {2024},
	note = {<p>doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.009</p>
},
	month = {2024/07/22},
	pages = {R673 - R674},
	abstract = {<p>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?.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?.</p>
},
	isbn = {0960-9822},
	doi = {https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00761-9},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.009},
	author = {Badihi, Gal and Graham, Kirsty E. and Grund, Charlotte and Safryghin, Alexandra and Soldati, Adrian and Donnellan, Ed and Hashimoto, Chie and Mine, Joseph G. and Piel, Alex K. and Stewart, Fiona and Slocombe, Katie E. and Wilke, Claudia and Townsend, Simon W. and Zuberb{\"u}hler, Klaus and Zulberti, Chiara and Hobaiter, Catherine}
}
