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Published on: June 6, 2020
Language development and disorders: Possible genes and environment interactions
Luca Onnis1, Anna Truzzi2, Xiaomeng Ma3
1Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Abstract:
Language development requires both basic cognitive mechanisms for learning language and a rich social context from which learning takes off. Disruptions in learning mechanisms, processing abilities, and/or social interactions increase the risks associated with social exclusion or developmental delays. Given the complexity of language processes, a multilevel approach is proposed where both cognitive mechanisms, genetic and environmental factors need to be probed together with their possible interactions. Here we review and discuss such interplay between environment and genetic predispositions in understanding language disorders, with a particular focus on a possible endophenotype, the ability for statistical sequential learning.
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