Prehistoric action grammar 
Diagnosing knapping skill 
Understanding action recognition 
Action learning in macaques 
Neuroimaging of human tool use 
Vocal tract reconstructions 
Neanderthal speech modelling 
Primate cranial nerves Methods
Researchers participating in the Hand to Mouth project use an eclectic mix of methods to achieve their goals. These include the following:
- 3D anatomical models
- Artefact wear analysis
- Biomechanical modeling and simulation
- Captive primate studies
- Comparitive morphology
- Dissection
- Experimental archaeology
- Lab based psychological experiements
- Motion capture
- MRI scanning
- Phylogenetics
- Vocal tract acoustic modelling