Incomplete and Inaccurate Vocal Imitation after Knockdown of FoxP2 in Songbird Basal Ganglia Nucleus Area X
The gene encoding the forkhead box transcription factor, FOXP2, is essential for developing the full articulatory power of human language. Mutations of FOXP2 cause developmental verbal dyspraxia (DVD), a speech and language disorder that compromises the fluent production of words and the correct use...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100148/ |