FoxP2 is the first identified gene that is specifically involved in speech and language
development in humans. Population genetic studies of FoxP2 revealed a selective sweep in …

Most vertebrates communicate acoustically, but few, among them humans, dolphins and
whales, bats, and three orders of birds, learn this trait. FOXP2 is the first gene linked to …

Vocal learning is a rare trait. Humans depend on vocal learning to acquire spoken
language, but most species that communicate acoustically have an innate repertoire of …

FoxP2 mutations in humans are associated with a disorder that affects both the
comprehension of language and its production, speech. This discovery provided the first …

Heterozygous mutations of the human FOXP2 gene are implicated in a severe speech and
language disorder. Aetiological mutations of murine Foxp2 yield abnormal synaptic plasticity …

In 2001, a point mutation in the forkhead box P2 (FOXP2) coding sequence was identified as
the basis of an inherited speech and language disorder suffered by members of the family …

Cognitive and motor deficits associated with language and speech are seen in humans
harboring FOXP2 mutations. The neural bases for FOXP2 mutation-related deficits are …

Humans and songbirds are among the rare animal groups that exhibit socially learned
vocalizations: speech and song, respectively. These vocal-learning capacities share a …

Humans and songbirds are two of the rare animal groups that modify their innate
vocalizations. The identification of FOXP2 as the monogenetic locus of a human speech …

Background Mutations in the FOXP2 transcription factor lead to language disorders with
developmental onset. Accompanying structural abnormalities in cortico-striatal circuitry …