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[–]magnora7 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I think humans have the ability to talk because we have the ability to talk to ourselves in our minds, which arises because our brain structure has folded on itself to where the temporal lobe touches the frontal lobe, creating a neural bridge. This bridge is called "Werneke's area" and "Brocas area" and if it is severed, a person cannot talk to themselves quietly in their own mind. Losing this ability is often paired with losing the ability to speak, or understand speech.

https://www.sltinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Brocas-and-Wernickes-areas.jpg

No other animals have a brain like this, where part of the cortex is folded over to touch a completely different part of the cortex. I think this structure, encoded in our genes, is what gives us this special ability. I also think that's why humans like music and animals don't care about it. We have a built-in audio looper.

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No other animals have a brain like this

True, but humans are not the only species with language/communication. Humans are the only species that speak English (and other complex languages). Also, you're 100% right about the Broca's area! Most people can't name regions in the brain, let alone know what they do! I'm proud of u magz! My epileptic focal point is towards the top of my left temporal lobe, when a seizure spreads the broca's area is the first to get hit. My speech gets affected b4 (usually when I feel the aura and try to warn people or get somewhere safe) and after a seizure in the post-ictal state, I feel like i'm talking and it sounds to me like I am, but to everyone else I'm literally saying gibberish. Also did you know, part of speech therapy for those who can't speak due to Broca's area damage is singing? Your Broca's area can be shot, but if you sing, you can communicate! Singing uses a different part of the brain than the broca's area, which is why most singers have no accent when they sing!

Dolphins communicate so well, one was getting hand jobs from an American NASA Scientist, Margaret Lovett. Remember the Echo/ECCO Project?

Dr. John C. Lilly who ran it, and would go into K-holes in isolation tanks on NASA's dime? They chose Dolphins because Dolphins are one of the most intelligent species on Earth, Doctors and Scientists do believe they think similarly to humans, and they act similarly socially (they're one of the few species who participate in both recreational and homosexual sex, as well as recreational orgies. I forget the name, but there's also this poison puffer fish that releases this psycho-active chemical as part of it's defense system that has similar effects as cannabis, I believe it does work on the cannabinoid receptors. Dolphins have been filmed purposefully scaring them so they emit the chemical, and they will arrange themselves in a circle (they often do this socially), and take in the chemical released by the puffer fish and literally pass it around when they've had enough, in a circular order with their fins like they're throwing a joint to each other in order, under water) .

We already know basic animals like the domestic cat and dog are capable (depending on the dog) of thinking in terms of "If I do this, I'll get that/If that door opens, my mommy comes home!", they form schemas & plans to get things.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/exmjpz/the-ketamine-secrets-of-segas-ecco-the-dolphin-347

The whole purpose of Project Echo was to be able to communicate with intelligent beings from other worlds. Scientists asked themselves, if we've been on this planet for so long and haven't established a relationship or language with the smartest of species on this planet, how will aliens see us? So we tried to connect with Dolphins. Connect we did 🍆💦

So Project Echo was formed. Dolphins can communicate with humans and vice versa, better than apes even. And so well, that one scientist, Margarete Lovett, understood one particular dolphin was in love with her as it would bump her and only her in a certain way (they raised this dolphin from youth, placed it in tanks with females by itself hoping it would find a mate, but it literally preferred this one scientist sexually over any other human or dolphin and would only get "intimate" with her). Monogamy among dolphins is rare, but studies have shown the strongest dolphin bonds are almost always between a male & female dolphin which could lead to a life-long partner depending on the set of dolphins. The dolphin would get frantic whenever Margarete entered the water, and wouldn't pay attention to the lesson unless it got a hand job. So she gave it hand jobs! Hand Jobs for dolphins, why not?!

John C. Lilly on the other hand thought that was all good, but he liked the Ketamine and the Isolation tanks better. He believed he was transported to a place right outside of Earth's Atmosphere when he would enter certain K-Holes, a different dimension, and would communicate with aliens monitoring the Earth (which he called the Earth Coincidence Control Office, aka ECCO).

His findings are pretty crazy, and you may think he's pretty crazy, but he worked on the same project for NASA and the government for decades, was paid a lot, and given a lot of free Ketamine. The US Government believes ECCO exists, John used to work for SETI. They believe Earth is a frequency-based place (vibrational), which is why you don't need ships to travel - just your mind. John believed K-holes in isolation tanks floating in the dark on-top of salt water emulated meditation, just better.

But yeah, the moral of the story is humans can communicate with other animals, other animals did learn communication, other animals can communicate with each other (almost all use some verbal tones, but they mostly use body language and scent to communicate). They just can't speak English. We have unique vocal chords.

But even domesticated dogs and cats can learn that: When human says this "word", this "event/food" follows, so I get happy when I hear this word and do what humans want. Or I get scared because it's a negative word with negative experience connotations. That's basic B.F. Skinner

also, humans and dolphins communicated so well, a romantic relationship formed between Margaret Lovett, a NASA scientist, and a dolphin, and they understood each other's communications so well that she would give it fucking handys! Hand Jobs for dolphins! How's that 4 communication?

I actually learned a lot about this during my sophomore year of Uni, "Psych of Communication". It was a much more interesting class than I thought lol.

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Singing uses a different part of the brain than the broca's area, which is why most singers have no accent when they sing!

The US Government believes ECCO exists, John used to work for SETI.

😮💥

I guess handies for science is the way.

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Handies for science & sometimes more!!

[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Unbeknownst to the masses.. the furries (off-screen) movement formed the vanguard of human-dolphin communication research...
NSFW.

"Joe normie" didn't believe in science... :-/