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Movement is Key to Evolution of Speech and Language
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Movement of the body through different systems like dance and song may have driven the evolution of speech and language according to neuroscientist Jarvis. Language is movement and movement is language, and even when we read, we are actually repeating the words we read subconsciously through low-level muscular activity in the larynx and pharynx.
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Scientist Jarvis proposes that the movement of the body and range of the sophistication of movement could have promoted the evolution of language and speech.
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Scientist Jarvis proposes that the movement of the body and range of the sophistication of movement could have promoted the evolution of language and speech. Furthermore, research has shown that when reading, we subtly repeat the words that we read through low-level muscular activity.
ChapterMovement is Key to Evolution of Speech and Language
EpisodeIdo Portal: The Science & Practice of Movement
PodcastHuberman Lab
The primary force for movement is experienced, which should be emphasized more than overly defined language, as the more accurate the language, the less movement entity it becomes.
1:17:35 - 1:19:38 (02:02)
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The primary force for movement is experienced, which should be emphasized more than overly defined language, as the more accurate the language, the less movement entity it becomes.