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KIAA0319 - A New Candidate Gene For Language
The current issue of the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders has published an open access paper announcing the discovery of a new candidate gene linked to language, KIAA0319. The paper is titled, … more →
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Genes and vocal learning
Callier Library wrote 1 week ago: Could a mutation in a single gene be the evolutionary lynchpin supporting the development of human l … more →
Podcast Review: Simon Moore Interview and Horizons on Language
Dr Justin Marley wrote 1 week ago: The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast series has a new podcast featuring an interview with Dr S … more →
When did baby start talking?
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Arhopala Bazaloides wrote 2 weeks ago: Science reports: The ability to communicate through spoken language may be the trait that best sets … more →
What conclusions can we draw from Neanderthal DNA pt.2
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wintz wrote 1 month ago: 4. Nuclear DNA: Forays into 3 billion base pairs 4.1 Before Vi-80 The Vindija-80 (Vi-80) specimen is … more →
Assessing the impact of FOXP1 mutations on developmental verbal dyspraxia
Callier Library wrote 2 months ago: Neurodevelopmental disorders that disturb speech and language are highly heritable. Isolation of the … more →
KIAA0319 - A New Candidate Gene For Language
Kambiz Kamrani wrote 3 months ago: The current issue of the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders has published an open access paper … more →
A laugh as rare as chicken teeth...
leigh3a wrote 3 months ago: Conceptualised by Cape Town agency FoxP2, the latest Dairyboard campaign, featuring ‘Tortoise’; ‘Sea … more →
A gene for human speech?
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whyevolutionistrue wrote 6 months ago: In yesterday’s New York Times, Nicholas Wade reports new research on the FOXP2 gene (see origi … more →
Mice With Humanized FOXP2 Have Longer Neurons, Vocalize Differently...
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 6 months ago: FOXP2 is one of my favorite genes. I studied it extensively while getting my Master’s degree a … more →
Assessing the impact of FOXP1 mutations on developmental verbal dyspraxia
Callier Library wrote 7 months ago: Neurodevelopmental disorders that disturb speech and language are highly heritable. Isolation of the … more →
Neanderthal Genome Published
wintz wrote 9 months ago: …Well, 60% of the genome at least. Not much has been said yet in regards to the nitty gritty a … more →
Current Issues in Language Evolution
wintz wrote 10 months ago: As part of my assessment this term I’m to write four mock peer-reviewed items for a module cal … more →
A Functional Genetic Link between Distinct Developmental Languagae Disorders
Cascade wrote 1 year ago: Developmental disorders of speech, language and communication are very common reasons for referrals … more →
"sintinaptoo" is a nonword that makes it hard to read nonwords
dendrite wrote 1 year ago: Image by lintmachine via Flickr Like “Joe the Plumber” (whose real name is Samuel), CNTN … more →
CNTNAP2 Variant Linked To Language Impairment
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 1 year ago: Today’s issue of Nature has a brief essay on the role of language in cultural evolution. The a … more →
What Genes Are YOU Sporting?
Adonya Wong wrote 1 year ago: Move over Contactin 4. Here comes FOXP2. More and more reports are coming out talking about the gen … more →
Hear a Neanderthal Talk (and Other Interesting Neanderthal Language Rumblings)
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languageevolution wrote 1 year ago: Anthropology.net and New Scientist have recently reported on a couple of developments in the Neander … more →
Questioning the level of modern human contamination in the Neandertal FOXP2 gene sequence
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 1 year ago: One of my favorite papers from last year was the investigation of FOXP2 allele in Neandertals. It se … more →
Autism: Making a Difference
Dr Ted Edwards wrote 1 year ago: Recently I’ve had the pleasure of working with two young boys afflicted by autism. I’d l … more →
