Scientists uncover link between language gene mutations and speech problems miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists discover how mutations in a language gene produce speech deficits: Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Researchers find mutations of the Foxp2 gene disrupt the formation of synapses in the brain’s striatum, which plays important roles in the control of movement, in mice. The MIT and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University study sheds light on how Foxp2 controls speech production.
Researchers have identified how two different populations of neurons in the striatum are affected differently in Huntington's disease. The neurodegeneration of one of these populations leads to motor defects while damage to the other population located in striosomes may account for mood disorders associated with the early stages of Huntington's.