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| Research article summary (published 27 May 2009): |
FOXP2 and Human Cognition.
Full 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.
Author information
Author/s: Lieberman, Philip (P);
Affiliation: Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. philip_lieberman(-atsign-)brown.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article
Journal: Cell (Cell), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-May; vol 137 (issue 5) : pp 800-2
Dates: Created 2009/06/03; Completed 2009/06/22;
PMID: 19490887, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/22/2009, IMS Date: 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentOn: Cell. 2009 May 29;137(5):961-71. (PMID: 19490899)
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