Department of Cognitive Biology,University of Vienna,A-1090 Vienna,
Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Dec;37(6):570-1; discussion 577-604. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13004184.
Ackermann et al.'s arguments in the target article need sharpening and rethinking at both mechanistic and evolutionary levels. First, the authors' evolutionary arguments are inconsistent with recent evidence concerning nonhuman animal rhythmic abilities. Second, prosodic intonation conveys much more complex linguistic information than mere emotional expression. Finally, human adults' basal ganglia have a considerably wider role in speech modulation than Ackermann et al. surmise.
阿克曼等人在目标文章中的论点需要在机械和进化层面上进行细化和重新思考。首先，作者的进化论点与最近关于非人类动物节律能力的证据不一致。其次，韵律语调传达的语言信息比仅仅表达情感要复杂得多。最后，人类成年人的基底神经节在言语调节中的作用比阿克曼等人推测的要广泛得多。
