Plenty of animals can caw or roar or buzz, but only human beings can string a complex
series of sounds together into speech. Now a team of researchers has identified the first …

The ability to communicate through spoken language is the trait that best sets humans apart
from other animals, most human origins researchers say. Last year the community was …

The development of speech and languages has fascinated linguists, philosophers and
biologists down the ages, given the enormous role they have played in social and cultural …

This article explores research into the FOXP2 gene which is critical in people for language
skills although not the only component that allows humans to speak. Johannes Krause of the …

Genes that are implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders can provide novel insights into
the neural bases and evolutionary origins of human spoken language. My colleagues and I …

Abstract Language is a uniquely human trait likely to have been a prerequisite for the
development of human culture. The ability to develop articulate speech relies on …

Could a mutation in a single gene be the evolutionary lynchpin supporting the development
of human language? A rare mutation in the molecule known as FOXP2 discovered in a …

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 …

How did humans evolve language? The fossil record does not yield enough evidence to
reconstruct its evolution and animals do not talk. But as the neural and molecular substrates …

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