Discover the pivotal role of the FOXP2 gene in speech and language disorders through intriguing genetic research and evolutionary insights. Imagine an orchestra full of eager musicians which, thanks ...

FOXP2, a gene implicated in affecting speech and language, is held up as a textbook example of positive selection on a human-specific trait. But in a new paper, researchers challenge this finding.

There’s no evidence that FOXP2, sometimes called “the language gene,” gave humans such a big evolutionary advantage that it was quickly adopted across the species, what scientists call a selective ...

The Foxp2 gene plays an essential role in the development of social communication, according to a study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The association between Foxp2 and language ...

Figure 1: FOXP2 and FOXP2 chimp differentially regulate genes in SH-SY5Y cells. Figure 2: FOXP2 and FOXP2 chimp differentially transactivate target promoters independent of FOXP1 or FOXP4 interaction.

Hey folks, I’ve got a feature article in this week’s New Scientist, which is my second for the magazine. The article describes the story of FOXP2, the “language gene” that’s not really a language gene ...

Discover the transformative effects of the humanised Foxp2 gene in mice and its implications for speech evolution and brain function. When Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in 1928, he understood the ...

Previous studies have shown that women speak an average of 20,000 words a day, whereas men only speak 7,000, according to USA Today. Now, scientists may know why: Women may have higher levels of a ...

Although it's far from the sort of brain transplant beloved by science fiction enthusiasts, scientists have taken one step in that direction: they have spliced a key human brain gene into mice. In the ...

Today, a new paper published in Nature adds another chapter to the story of FOXP2, a gene with important roles in speech and language. The FOXP2 story is a fascinating tale that I covered in New ...