FOXP2 as a molecular window into speech and language
Rare mutations of the FOXP2 transcription factor gene cause a monogenic syndrome
characterized by impaired speech development and linguistic deficits. Recent genomic …
characterized by impaired speech development and linguistic deficits. Recent genomic …
Twitter evolution: converging mechanisms in birdsong and human speech
Vocal imitation in human infants and in some orders of birds relies on auditory-guided motor
learning during a sensitive period of development. It proceeds from 'babbling' (in humans) …
learning during a sensitive period of development. It proceeds from 'babbling' (in humans) …
Evo-devo, deep homology and FoxP2: implications for the evolution of speech and language
C Scharff, J Petri - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The evolution of novel morphological features, such as feathers, involves the modification of
developmental processes regulated by gene networks. The fact that genetic novelty …
developmental processes regulated by gene networks. The fact that genetic novelty …
[HTML][HTML] The genome of a songbird
The zebra finch is an important model organism in several fields 1 , 2 with unique relevance
to human neuroscience 3 , 4 . Like other songbirds, the zebra finch communicates through …
to human neuroscience 3 , 4 . Like other songbirds, the zebra finch communicates through …
[BOOK][B] New femininities: Postfeminism, neoliberalism and subjectivity
… -Woelfing, Mae Georgi, Ada Georgi, Luisa Scharff, and her parents Heidi Scharff and Jörg
Scharff. Christina really enjoyed working on this volume with Ros Gill, who she would like to …
Scharff. Christina really enjoyed working on this volume with Ros Gill, who she would like to …
A comparative study of the behavioral deficits following lesions of various parts of the zebra finch song system: implications for vocal learning
C Scharff, F Nottebohm - Journal of Neuroscience, 1991 - Soc Neuroscience
… (2) Note numbers can also easily be underestimated, as we did in our preliminary report (Scharff
and Nottebohm, 1989). This is because notes of distinct length and place within a motif …
and Nottebohm, 1989). This is because notes of distinct length and place within a motif …
[HTML][HTML] 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 …
the full articulatory power of human language. Mutations of FOXP2 cause developmental …
The psychic life of neoliberalism: Mapping the contours of entrepreneurial subjectivity
C Scharff - Theory, culture & society, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article adds to contemporary analyses of neoliberalism by shedding light on its psychic
life. Writers in the Foucauldian tradition have explored how subjectivities are reconstituted …
life. Writers in the Foucauldian tradition have explored how subjectivities are reconstituted …
FoxP2 expression in avian vocal learners and non-learners
… –C), reflected in higher expression ratios (bars A–C in J). Area X of song sparrows (sampled
in spring) expressed slightly less FoxP2 than the surrounding striatum (D; bar D in J), as did …
in spring) expressed slightly less FoxP2 than the surrounding striatum (D; bar D in J), as did …
[PDF][PDF] For whom the bird sings: context-dependent gene expression
Male zebra finches display two song behaviors: directed and undirected singing. The two differ
little in the vocalizations produced but greatly in how song is delivered. "Directed" song is …
little in the vocalizations produced but greatly in how song is delivered. "Directed" song is …