This article gives an overview on the various brain structures, other than neocortex,
contributing to speech and language. The regions of the avian brain which are considered …

That speech and language are innate capacities of the human brain has long been widely
accepted, but only recently has an entry point into the genetic basis of these remarkable …

▪ Abstract A significant number of individuals have unexplained difficulties with acquiring
normal speech and language, despite adequate intelligence and environmental stimulation …

The creative “reiterative” powers of human language and thought appear to have evolved
from brain mechanisms initially adapted for motor control. Humans can form a potentially …

Developmental disorders affecting speech and language are highly heritable, but very little
is currently understood about the neuromolecular mechanisms that underlie these traits …

Bilateral volume reduction in the caudate nucleus has been established as a prominent
brain abnormality associated with a FOXP2 mutation in affected members of the 'KE family' …

Speech disorders are highly prevalent in the preschool years, but frequently resolve. The
neurobiological basis of the most persistent and severe form, apraxia of speech, remains …

FOXP2 was the first identified monogenic cause of a speech disorder (for review see
Graham et al., 2015). However, it remains to be answered how it affects the development of …

The identification of the first gene involved in a speech-language disorder was made
possible through the study of a British multi-generational family (the “KE family”) in whom …

FOXP2 is the major gene associated with severe, persistent, developmental speech and
language disorders. While studies in the original family in which a FOXP2 mutation was …