Neurobiological origins of language

Language has a long evolutionary history and is closely related to the brain, but what makes the human brain uniquely adapted to language is unclear. The regions of the brain that are involved in language in humans have similar analogues in apes and monkeys, and yet they do not use language. There may also be a genetic component: mutations in the FOXP2 gene prevent humans from constructing complete sentences.^[1]

^ Marcus, G.; Rabagliati, H. (2006). "What developmental disorders can tell us about the nature and origins of language". Nature Neuroscience. 9 (10): 1226–1229. doi:10.1038/nn1766. PMID 17001342. S2CID 14663758.

[disorders-1] Marcus, G.; Rabagliati, H. (2006). "What developmental disorders can tell us about the nature and origins of language". Nature Neuroscience. 9 (10): 1226–1229. doi:10.1038/nn1766. PMID 17001342. S2CID 14663758.

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