Title:
Next stop: Language
Subtitle:
the ‘FOXP2’ gene's journey through time
Author(s):
Schatton, Adriana; Scharff, Constance
Year of publication:
2017
Available Date:
2018-02-01T11:30:58.699Z
Abstract:
How did humans evolve language? The fossil record does not yield enough
evidence to reconstruct its evolution and animals do not talk. But as the
neural and molecular substrates of language are uncovered, their genesis and
function can be addressed comparatively in other species. FOXP2 is such a case
– a gene with a strong link to language that is also essential for learning in
mice, birds and even flies. Comparing the role FOXP2 plays in humans and other
animals is starting to reveal common principles that may have provided
building blocks for language evolution.
Part of Identifier:
ISSN (print): 2174-3487
ISSN (print): 2174-9221
Keywords:
speech
language
sensory-motor learning
evo-devo
deep homology
DDC-Classification:
576 Genetik und Evolution
Publication Type:
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Also published in:
Mètode Science Studies Journal (2017), 7, S. 25-33
URL of the Original Publication:
DOI of the Original Publication:
Department/institution:
Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie
Institut für Biologie / Arbeitsbereich Verhaltensbiologie & Neurophysiologie
Comments:
Der Artikel wurde in einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
