FOXP2 and Human Cognition.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2009.05.013.
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Abstract
Using a mouse model, Enard et al. (2009) show that the human form of the FOXP2 gene increases synaptic plasticity and dendrite connectivity in the basal ganglia. These results partly explain the enhanced capability of cortico-basal ganglia circuits in the human brain that regulate critical aspects of language, cognition, and motor control.
Medical subject headings
- Biological Evolution
- Cognition
- Forkhead Transcription Factors
- Speech