Genetics of language

titleGenetics of language
start_date2024/06/13
schedule16h-17h
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location_infoAmphithéâtre, bât. Neurocampus Michel Jouvet
summaryIt has long been hypothesised that the human faculty to acquire a language is in some way encoded in our DNA. However, only recently has genetic evidence been available to begin to substantiate the presumed genetic basis of language. We will review data from statistical and molecular genetic studies showing associations between gene variants and language disorders (in particular developmental dyslexia), and we will further reflect on how the human genome builds a brain that can learn a language.
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