Twitter evolution: converging mechanisms in birdsong and human speech

JJ Bolhuis, K Okanoya, C Scharff - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
Vocal imitation in human infants and in some orders of birds relies on auditory-guided motor
learning during a sensitive period of development. It proceeds from'babbling'(in humans) …

FOXP2 as a molecular window into speech and language

SE Fisher, C Scharff - Trends in Genetics, 2009 - cell.com
Rare mutations of the FOXP2 transcription factor gene cause a monogenic syndrome
characterized by impaired speech development and linguistic deficits. Recent genomic …

De novo PacBio long-read and phased avian genome assemblies correct and add to reference genes generated with intermediate and short reads

J Korlach, G Gedman, SB Kingan, CS Chin… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Reference-quality genomes are expected to provide a resource for studying gene structure,
function, and evolution. However, often genes of interest are not completely or accurately …

The sponge microbiome project

L Moitinho-Silva, S Nielsen, A Amir, A Gonzalez… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Rhododendron delavayi Franch. is globally famous as an ornamental plant. Its distribution in
southwest China covers several different habitats and environments. However, not much …

Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome

VN Laine, TI Gossmann, KM Schachtschneider… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
For over 50 years, the great tit (Parus major) has been a model species for research in
evolutionary, ecological and behavioural research; in particular, learning and cognition have …

Incomplete and Inaccurate Vocal Imitation after Knockdown of FoxP2 in Songbird Basal Ganglia Nucleus Area X

S Haesler, C Rochefort, B Georgi, P Licznerski… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
The gene encoding the forkhead box transcription factor, FOXP2, is essential for developing
the full articulatory power of human language. Mutations of FOXP2 cause developmental …

Neuroconstructivism

G Westermann, D Mareschal, MH Johnson… - Developmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroconstructivism is a theoretical framework focusing on the construction of
representations in the developing brain. Cognitive development is explained as emerging …

Эволюция человека

А Марков - 2011 - elibrary.ru
Новая книга Александра Маркова-это увлекательный рассказ о происхождении и
устройстве человека, основанный на последних исследованиях в антропологии …

[PDF][PDF] Impaired synaptic plasticity and motor learning in mice with a point mutation implicated in human speech deficits

M Groszer, DA Keays, RMJ Deacon, JP De Bono… - Current Biology, 2008 - cell.com
The most well-described example of an inherited speech and language disorder is that
observed in the multigenerational KE family, caused by a heterozygous missense mutation …

[PDF][PDF] Identification of the transcriptional targets of FOXP2, a gene linked to speech and language, in developing human brain

E Spiteri, G Konopka, G Coppola, J Bomar… - The American Journal of …, 2007 - cell.com
Mutations in FOXP2, a member of the forkhead family of transcription factor genes, are the
only known cause of developmental speech and language disorders in humans. To date …