The origin of our capacity for language is a complex topic, requiring input from many
disparate fields, from linguistics to paleoanthropology. Specialists in any one field are often …

Background: In a genome-wide association study of autism, zinc finger protein 804A
(ZNF804A) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were found to be nominally associated …

We analyzed the FOXP2 gene, which encodes a putative transcription factor containing a
polyglutamine tract and a forkhead DNA-binding domain, for a possible causative mutation …

Establishment of neuronal diversity is a central topic in developmental neurobiology. Prior
studies implicated Pitx2, a paired-like homeodomain transcription factor, in mouse …

Ira Carmen seeks a fusion of experimental biological research and political science
research as he explores the important and controversial realm of human genomics. Politics …

From a linguist's point of view, the ability to vocalize new sounds may not seem to be a
critical component of language. Yet when this ability is impaired, the social and emotional …

Since the difference between the human and chimpanzee genomes is apparently very
small, we should invoke a minimum of genetic selection to explain behavioral differences …

We present here our reflections on the scientific work of the late Troy D. Zars (1967–2018),
on what it was like to work with him, and what it means to us. A common theme running …

In this study, I searched and was able to identify FoxP in the transcriptome of the cephalopod
mollusc Octopus vulgaris, an invertebrate. In addition, I attempted to analyze the expression …

It is hypothesized that the process of domestication in cats (Felis catus) has led to
adaptations of vocal behavior to the auditory sensitivities of human beings. The call type …