… my project and the opportunity he offered me to be part of the MEDASI group at the University
of Geneva. His … Hélène Delage for accepting to be part of the jury of this thesis. Thank you! …

… As for Homo sapiens, the modern human, a small number of mutations of the famous
FOXP2 gene might have opened the gate to modern speech and other advanced human …

The staggering complexity of a vertebrate brain is reflected in its development during which
a multitude of signaling pathways orchestrate the expression of even more transcription …

I present a general and personal view of the various aspects in which Man is and should be
studied. The main problem lies in the lack of a fully accepted definitions of consciousness …

… unique hominin variant of the FOXP2 language gene, much … interconnected pieces of
the human evolutionary puzzle. … , language homologues and motor control areas are modied …

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… learn about evolution’s creative powers. From birds in the Rocky Mountains and on the streets
of Paris, we discover how animals learn … music in earbuds, we learn that human music and …

The beginning of art is unknown, but according to archaeological evidence, birds played a
significant part in hominin aesthetic and cultural behaviour. Artistically, birds' eggshells, …

… In one of the tasks at the end of this chapter (Task H on page 11), you can investigate the
background to the discovery of one particular gene (FOXP2) that is thought to have a role in …

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with a strong
genetic basis. Due to its intricate nature, only a fraction of the risk genes were identified …