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Striatal FoxP2 is actively regulated during songbird sensorimotor learning.
PloS one - 6 Jan 2010
Teramitsu Ikuko, Poopatanapong Amy, Torrisi Salvatore, White Stephanie A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the FOXP2 transcription factor lead to language disorders with developmental onset. Accompanying structural abnormalities in cortico-striatal circuitry indicate that at least a portion of the behavioral phenotype is due to organizational deficits. We previously found parallel FoxP2 expression patterns in human and songbird cortico/pallio-striatal circuits important for learned...
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