a finding that defects in a single gene could severely impair language set off a race to learn what the gene, FOXP2, could reveal about language's neural basis. 1 After the gene was made known through ...

Among the other pieces of this puzzle, the FOXP2 gene, often referred to as the "language gene," holds a prominent place. Identified over twenty years ago, FOXP2 is essential for the development of ...

In 2001, British scientists said they had discovered the first gene tied to a language and speech disorder. Called FOXP2, it was referred to as the human language gene. But though FOXP2 is ...