Welcome

Our research is at the interface of neuroscience, developmental biology, morphology and evolution. We study how social communication emerges through the dynamic interactions between neural systems, the body, pre- and post-natal experience and socioecological context.

Our comparative approach includes studying macaque monkeys (Macaca fascicularis & M. mulatta), marmosets (Callithrix jacchus), and humans. We use a variety of techniques to address our questions, including multi-electrode neurophysiology, electromyography, eye tracking, synthetic agents (avatars), morphometry, ultrasonography, field work and psychophysics.