This is especially important to note because another potential human language gene, called FOXP2, was discovered in the early 2000s and people may have "jumped the gun" in calling it such ...

Other proposed 'language genes', like FOXP2, which also make mice squeak differently are found in the DNA of Neanderthals. So even though they probably also contributed to the origins of human ...

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 ...

Mutations in this gene can lead to severe speech disorders. However, unlike NOVA1, FOXP2 is not unique to humans: it is present in other species, including our Neanderthal cousins. This suggests that ...

However, Neanderthals also possessed the same FOXP2 gene as humans but did not use complex language like modern humans. This means that human language ability cannot be explained solely by FOXP2.

Putting the uniquely human version of a certain gene into mice changed the way that those animals vocalized to each other, suggesting that this gene may play a role in speech and language.