[HTML][HTML] Neurogenetics of developmental dyslexia: from genes to behavior through brain neuroimaging and cognitive and sensorial mechanisms

S Mascheretti, A De Luca, V Trezzi, D Peruzzo… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a complex neurodevelopmental deficit characterized by
impaired reading acquisition, in spite of adequate neurological and sensorial conditions …

FOXP transcription factors in vertebrate brain development, function, and disorders

M Co, AG Anderson, G Konopka - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
FOXP transcription factors are an evolutionarily ancient protein subfamily coordinating the
development of several organ systems in the vertebrate body. Association of their genes …

[HTML][HTML] The shape of the human language-ready brain

C Boeckx, A Benítez-Burraco - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Our core hypothesis is that the emergence of our species-specific language-ready brain
ought to be understood in light of the developmental changes expressed at the levels of …

Decoding the genetics of speech and language

SA Graham, SE Fisher - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Researchers are beginning to uncover the neurogenetic pathways that underlie our
unparalleled capacity for spoken language. Initial clues come from identification of genetic …

The organization and physiology of the auditory thalamus and its role in processing acoustic features important for speech perception

EL Bartlett - Brain and language, 2013 - Elsevier
The auditory thalamus, or medial geniculate body (MGB), is the primary sensory input to
auditory cortex. Therefore, it plays a critical role in the complex auditory processing …

[HTML][HTML] Diminished FoxP2 levels affect dopaminergic modulation of corticostriatal signaling important to song variability

M Murugan, S Harward, C Scharff, R Mooney - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Mutations of the FOXP2 gene impair speech and language development in humans and
shRNA-mediated suppression of the avian ortholog FoxP2 disrupts song learning in juvenile …

Two cognitive transitions underlying the capacity for cultural evolution

L Gabora, CM Smith - arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.10431, 2018 - arxiv.org
This paper proposes that the distinctively human capacity for cumulative, adaptive, open-
ended cultural evolution came about through two temporally-distinct cognitive transitions …

Understanding language from a genomic perspective

SA Graham, SE Fisher - Annual review of genetics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Language is a defining characteristic of the human species, but its foundations remain
mysterious. Heritable disorders offer a gateway into biological underpinnings, as illustrated …

[HTML][HTML] Knockout of Foxp2 disrupts vocal development in mice

GA Castellucci, MJ McGinley, DA McCormick - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The FOXP2 gene is important for the development of proper speech motor control in
humans. However, the role of the gene in general vocal behavior in other mammals …

Foxp2

R Nudel, DF Newbury - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The forkhead box P2 gene, designated FOXP2, is the first gene implicated in a speech and
language disorder. Since its discovery, many studies have been carried out in an attempt to …