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Health & Science1h 54m ago

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown neural pathway that could explain how humans developed complex language.

Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Who
Dr. Marco Catani, neuroscientist at Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara (UdA) in Italy
What
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown neural pathway that could explain how humans developed complex language.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:45:00 GMT · 1h 54m ago
Where
Chieti-Pescara, Italy ·
Why
The study compared brain cables connecting regions across three species, finding that in humans, the cable had changed in two specific ways that seem to make language possible.
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How this affects you

This discovery offers new insights into the evolution of human language and could impact clinical understanding and treatment of degenerative diseases affecting speech, such as primary progressive aphasia. It reorients the study of language origins from 'when' to 'how' the brain circuit was reorganized for grammar.

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