We’re excited to congratulate Dr. Yeganeh Sekhavati, Ross Lab alum Dr. Kaleb Sellers, and Dr. Ross on their new paper, “Biomechanics and Evolution of the Primate Tongue”, published this week in Evolutionary Anthropology! This paper explores the primate tongue as a muscular hydrostat with regionally specialized neuromuscular compartments, using anatomical, kinematic, and biomechanical modeling to understand how muscle structure and fiber orientation control complex tongue movements during feeding and vocalization. It also compares species-specific adaptations in macaques and humans, synthesizes recent advances in modeling and experimental studies, and highlights the role of three-dimensional analyses in understanding tongue function across different behavioral contexts.