The rise of genomic technologies has yielded exciting new routes for studying the biological
foundations of language. Researchers have begun to identify genes implicated in …

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 …

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

Rare mutations of the FOXP2 transcription factor gene cause a monogenic syndrome
characterized by impaired speech development and linguistic deficits. Recent genomic …

The human capacity for acquiring speech and language must derive, at least in part, from
the genome. In 2001, a study described the first case of a gene, FOXP2, which is thought to …

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 …

It has been suspected for several decades that genetic factors contribute to speech and
language development/function, based primarily on indirect data from twin studies and …

The human capacity to acquire sophisticated language is unmatched in the animal kingdom.
Despite the discontinuity in communicative abilities between humans and other primates …

Disorders of speech and language are highly heritable, providing strong support for a
genetic basis. However, the underlying genetic architecture is complex, involving multiple …

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 …